1/29 For those of you who changed jobs (voluntarily or involuntarily)
recently, what was your pay? I'm trying to get a sense of the job
market. I heard that it has picked up, but there are conflicting
info. Recently == within 2 years (after the dotbomb implosion.
same pay:
lower pay: .
HIgher pay: .
higher pay but my last job was underpaid (and I was cool with that) ..
\_ where's the "yermom" option? why hasn't someone added that??
\_ This one's mom is too ugly.
\_ 30% higher, involuntarily, but that was almost two years ago.
\_ 101k pre-bomb, 125k as bomb was exploding, 120k very post bomb.
\_ Higher pay because my last company was big on stock options, but
lower than what I could have got had I been smart enough to take
more cash.
\_ It's a bit late to give this advice to everyone, but *always*
take more cash over options. There will always be more options
from successful companies and we all know what most of the
options grants from the last 6-7 years were worth. I never let
anyone tell me any bullshit about how many options I'm getting
so they can't give as much cash. Options are frosting. You've
gotta eat the cake.
\_ I will still take the options, cause I am an optionist,
and a gambler, and this is America.
\_ I always took options. I'm not saying I was cash only.
I'm saying I treated the "chat" like it was cash only and
*then* we discussed options as an unrelated topic like
the color of my chair or which monitor I want.
\_ I know someone who took a pay cut to get extra options
and literally made millions by doing so. If you can
make such a deal and afford to do it, it is worth
considering.
\_ It's also the exception. I know hundreds of people
who got laid off. |