Re: FLASH: Salaries

[PamRecruit]

Hi Everyone.  Interesting string about salaries, etc.  Sometimes salaries may 

not be as important as other considerations (like being able to have time to 

enjoy surfing, etc).  And if you are always at work, you won't  have time to 

spend your salary anyway.  And if say you are paid $1000/wk but you work at 

least 50/hours a week that is really $20/hr not $25/hr which you would make 

if it was only 40 hours.  


Some of the other things to consider in a job offer besides salary are things 

like benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, pension plans, 401 

Ks, stock options (this is what made Michael Eisner of Disney fame so 

wealthy), bonuses, and other perks.  


Sometimes you might be able to make more per hour as a freelancer but then 

you have to pay your own Social Security (here in the US) and for health 

insurance, etc.  Of course you have the added perk of 

self-employment--meaning you can take off and go surfing whenever you want.  

But employment may not be as stable as at a growing strongly capitalized 

company which offers full time staff jobs.  


When considering a change in jobs, you need to figure out what is important 

to you. Check out the company and the employer and make sure that it is what 

you want.  You spend too much time at work (and all too often off work 

thinking about it) to not enjoy it there.   


Pamela Thompson 

Career Coach/Recruiter

"If your resume doesn't work, neither do you."


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