8/6 Slide acquired by Google:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/google-and-slide-building-more-social.html
-dans
\_ Are you going to retire now? -ausman
\_ No. I'm not quite there yet. But home ownership looks tempting.
-dans
\_ Financially how much better was the exit vs. the amount you could
have gotten working as a sysadmin in ucb?
\_ I'm pretty sure UCB sysadmins don't have exits. What's a
typical UCB sysadmin make? -dans
\_ http://www.sacbee.com/statepay/?name=holub&agency=&salarylevel=
\_ That's just mean. -dans
\_ not as mean as the things tom said to other people
in the past 2 decades or so.
\_ Call that a job perk. The opportunity to bitch out
people on the motd. +1 for UC Sysadmin job. -dans
\_ Probably overpaid given all the other benefits.
\_ I thought government workers were all overpaid. I just
looked up a CSUAer who works for the UC and he is making
about 2/3 what I would expect to pay for someone of his
skill and experince in the private sector. What gives?
\_ Offer him a job at the higher rate then. See if he
takes it.
\_ You are making the mistake of thinking all salary
and wages come in the form of cash.
\_ I am not sure if he would take the job or not.
It's a curious experiment. I think the one
making the mistake is the "2/3 salary" guy.
If the CSUAer could make 50% more in industry
then why isn't he? Could it be because he's
in a pretty cushy spot relative to industry?
\_ Sorry; clarification, i agree with you,
i don't agree with "all compensation is only
determined by the absolute value of my
paycheck" guy. He is assuming many things;
the least of which is that everyone has
identical values. I can give many instances
where people would opt for a lower "pay" but
more secure job: single parents (is only one
example).
\_ Maybe he lives in East Bay and doesn't want
to commute to Silicon Valley. Two extra
hours a day of free time is worth a lot
of money.
\_ I have a resume that came across my desk last
week which is a Berkeley sysadmin (not this guy).
I will probably give him a call. His stated
reason for his job search "The UC is not a good
place to work for right now." I notice most
employees haven't had a raise in four years. |
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