I've yet to take a paycut to move onto new technology (knock on wood). I've always been able to make significant jumps to the next salary grade by jumping companies. Now with 11 year son the job, I'm pretty much topped out so I can't expect very much more salary than I already get. Just wondering why you had to take a pay cut. Did you offer to take a pay cut to get into the new technologies or did the companies demand you take the cut to get the job?
Man, a little nit-picky aren't we? Not get what you wanted for xmas? What I meant by not being comfortable was about your development assignments, not your personal lifestyle. Geez man, get a life. I'm happy at what I do, I don't forsee where I'm about to be getting out of a job, and I'm never going to get out of development. It's a passion for me. Geez
I live very comfortably. My career allows my wife to stay home with my 2 children and me to do, within reason, whatever I wish. I'm definately better off than the majority of the population and very excited to wake up each morning to come into work and write code. It's been my hobby now for almost 20 years now and for the past 11 years it's been my profession.
Knock on Wood here, but I start my career in 91 during the last recession and am still doing fine. Of course I've changed 4 - 6 languages by now (RPG -> VB -> C/C++ -> C#, ASP, JavaScript, XML, HTML, etc ). My rule has been always try to stay current and not comfortable. If you feel comfortable, then you are on the way out of a job.
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I've yet to take a paycut to move onto new technology (knock on wood). I've always been able to make significant jumps to the next salary grade by jumping companies. Now with 11 year son the job, I'm pretty much topped out so I can't expect very much more salary than I already get. Just wondering why you had to take a pay cut. Did you offer to take a pay cut to get into the new technologies or did the companies demand you take the cut to get the job?
(C/C++/Assembly Personal) -> RPG -> VB -> C/C++ -> ASP, Javascript, XML HTML -> C#, ASP.NET
I'm a consultant! Been consulting for 4 years now. It's much more fun than being an employee, at times
Man, a little nit-picky aren't we? Not get what you wanted for xmas? What I meant by not being comfortable was about your development assignments, not your personal lifestyle. Geez man, get a life. I'm happy at what I do, I don't forsee where I'm about to be getting out of a job, and I'm never going to get out of development. It's a passion for me. Geez
I live very comfortably. My career allows my wife to stay home with my 2 children and me to do, within reason, whatever I wish. I'm definately better off than the majority of the population and very excited to wake up each morning to come into work and write code. It's been my hobby now for almost 20 years now and for the past 11 years it's been my profession.
Knock on Wood here, but I start my career in 91 during the last recession and am still doing fine. Of course I've changed 4 - 6 languages by now (RPG -> VB -> C/C++ -> C#, ASP, JavaScript, XML, HTML, etc ). My rule has been always try to stay current and not comfortable. If you feel comfortable, then you are on the way out of a job.
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