Agreed. According to my level of experience, the size of the company I work for, my job description, and the certifications I currently hold, The "literature" (read: Salary Surveys) says I'm underpaid by about $20,000 USD. But, my hours are VERY flexible (as long as everything is working, nothing's broken, no BIG projects looming) I pretty much come and go.. I can VPN in from home and work whenever I want/need.. I have to show up at the office every day that I'm scheduled, but today I got here at 10:00, and I'll leave around 4:30 or so.. I have my own office with 4 walls, a window (that looks into the server room), and a door that locks. I don't have to share it with anyone. I've been here almost 7 years, so I also enjoy a fair amount of respect and trust in my judgement. I'm not really sure what it would take to get me to leave here. Money is a great thing, but if I had to work 8-5 strict, and share a room with 4 other people.. I don't know if I'd survive. Not to mention starting the whole seniority/vacation time thing over.. There are only two people in the department that have been here longer than I have, and one of them is my boss.. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Beckett [mailto:Bill.beckett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 10:34 AM To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [windows2000] Re: Salary (windows2000: addressed to exclusive sender for this address) Well, really it all boils down to are you happy? I mean we'd all 'like' to make more money but there's a tradeoff with flex hours, perks, benefits. If you know you can make more elsewhere but are happier staying where you are then that's what counts. -----Original Message----- From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 10:34 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Salary (windows2000: addressed to exclusive sender for this address) On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:57:46 -0500, Bill Beckett wrote: >You make $29K? You are underpaid I believe I am. Approximately the same services I do here at the uni, are paid with about 100000 SEK more a year in the industry, or as consultants. I do have some perks, like an informal agreement with my employer to be able to go to at least one conference or course a year. Also the working hours are pretty flexible. So the salary isn't that high, but OTOH I have perks that are occasionally pretty sweet. However as the rent increases for my flat, my overhead kinda' shrinks. Also the car needs petrol (Am. "gas")... Insurances have to be paid, me and my wife (and birds) got to eat and so on. Getting a house would probably be chaper in the long run, say 40 yrs, but then the housing market in Uppsala is pretty inflamed due to the ppl from the nearby capital city (Stockholm) then do abandon Stockholm and move to Uppsala with vicinity, and they bring a lot of money with them, raising hosuing costs. Simply put, I can't even afford the 10-20% down payment on a 2,5-3 million SEK house... And not even a big house but rather a small one, at that. 8-( Or maybe I'm just greedy. And besides, skilled labour isn't that easy to find. 8-) I also notice how IT digs its own grave in Sweden, with unions and ppl that don't really need a higher salary demands more and more. And how companies more och more outsource their IT to India and similar low-salary countries. Just like in Dilbert. 8-) >-----Original Message----- >From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 9:47 AM >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Salary (windows2000: addressed to exclusive >sender for this address) > > >On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:38:38 -0000, Angus Macdonald wrote: > >>Ha! >>I'm senior IT Tech management on £27K > >I'm underpaid... Ie about 270000 SEK (37884,63 USD/29442,88 >EUR/20489,47 >GBP) a year before taxes and any sickdays. I'm not an IT manager on paper, >but I'm who makes all IT-stuff (give or take a >few) happening on our dept. I've got to get out in the industry instead, but >considering how the market for IT-ppl looks in Sweden right now l, I'd >better stay in a safe place for another while... I work at a university BTW. 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