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>> and all with salaries of £30,000 or higher [so, presumably beyond my
>> experience level].
>
> Don't let that be an inhibitor. Let the prospective employer decide if
> you have the right amount of experience. Don't pre-filter - apply for
> jobs you're interested in and let them decide if you're qualified.
Well, maybe.
Here's the thing I don't get: On one of these sites, when you fill out a
search form, you're required to specify the minimum AND MAXIMUM salary
you will accept.
Why the **** would you have a *maximum* salary? WTF?
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On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:07:32 +0000, Invisible wrote:
> I guess most managers just don't make a habit of telling everybody how
> much more money they earn than you do...
At least here in the US, salary information is considered confidential
and isn't supposed to be discussed with anyone other than your boss, HR,
and payroll.
Jim
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On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:33:01 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Doesn't it vary depending on how many hours you work?
>>
>> sure, that is full time. 38 or 40 hours per week. Are you working
>> full-time?
>
> I am. I was just clarifying the point that there's a dependence there.
>
>>> Well, everybody else in this city seems to not have a problem finding
>>> a job, so...
>>>
>> Sorry, what *city*?
>
> ...?
He's asking what city you're in.
Jim
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Invisible wrote:
> Most of the "graduate jobs" I can find say something like £18,000
or
> maybe even £20,000 if you have a 1st degree [which I don't].
You're looking in the wrong place. I made something like $35k *after* tax
es
upon graduating from college, at a company no better off than yours. In
1985. And this wasn't in a big bustling city either.
> I guess most managers just don't make a habit of telling everybody how
> much more money they earn than you do...
Very true.
There are web sites that will give you average salaries for different job
s,
you know.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
I get "focus follows gaze"?
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Invisible wrote:
> isn't you, you needn't even apply.)
You know, I've never heard anyone work so hard to justify staying miserable.
> Currently my employer loses around four million USD per year.
Then it's definitely time to find a new job, wouldn't you say?
> Right. Well then I guess it's just that everybody I've met happens to be
> fairly poor then.
If you rarely leave MK then that's probably true, yes.
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Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
I get "focus follows gaze"?
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:53:46 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>
>> somebody wrote:
>>
>>> You are wasting time looking at these IT jobs. Your true calling is as
>>> a PCCC (Professional Critic and Chronic Complainer).
>> Heh. If it were somehow possible to get paid money for complaining about
>> things, my mother would be a millionaire by now! ;-)
>
> Technical editor, proofreader, or writing editor. :-)
http://www.dilbert.com/fast/2010-02-01/
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> At least here in the US, salary information is considered confidential
That's usually more a per-company kind of thing. But most companies want it
that way, so they put it in the rules. It's not any sort of law or anything.
And some salaries at the top are required to be disclosed.
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On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:40:22 +0000, Invisible wrote:
>>> And I'm not supposed to hold *you* to the same standards because...?
>>
>> Because you're the one looking for the job.
>
> Seems there's an echo in here...
>
> (But does it comply with RFC 862?)
That it might. :-)
>> The quality of some
>> recruiter's writing skills isn't necessarily representative of the
>> entire company, but the quality of your writing skills is
>> representative of you. :-)
>
> Ha! Well, we'll see... ;-)
That's the spirit! :-)
Indeed, we shall. :-)
Jim
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On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:06:04 -0800, Darren New wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:53:46 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>
>>> somebody wrote:
>>>
>>>> You are wasting time looking at these IT jobs. Your true calling is
>>>> as a PCCC (Professional Critic and Chronic Complainer).
>>> Heh. If it were somehow possible to get paid money for complaining
>>> about things, my mother would be a millionaire by now! ;-)
>>
>> Technical editor, proofreader, or writing editor. :-)
>
> http://www.dilbert.com/fast/2010-02-01/
LOL
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On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:40:51 +0000, Invisible wrote:
>>> Heh. If it were somehow possible to get paid money for complaining
>>> about things, my mother would be a millionaire by now! ;-)
>>
>> Technical editor, proofreader, or writing editor. :-)
>
> FILM CRITIC! :-D
There's another one. :)
Jim
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