Talking About Money

Post by mentat » Thu, May 07, 2015, 5:36 AM UTC

lscore720 wrote: post #392

jacquesm wrote: post #387

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Interesting response. Loathe recuiters? Let's take it easy on the echo chamber cliche here. That's my personal opinion based on personal experience. Feel free to attribute it to others but the echo chamber does not factor in there unless you wish to consider my office part of the echo chamber. > Yeah, lots of bad apples out there, Present company, as always, excluded. > but ask any reasonable professional: a good r…

First, I already addressed the main salary point in my original post. I don't need to respond to every random who wants to poke holes. I will address a couple issues you brought up in your reply. Just like I don't presume I know more about software engineering than my candidates, I trust you'll defer to someone who knows recruiting. --I've yet to see 'reverse headhunting' where you submit your resume to a recruiter a…

You pretty clearly don't know to whom you were replying so your language ends up looking a little off. If you're going to come pick a fight in HN, you could probably make a better choice as to who to pick it with.

Post by Roy78 » Sat, May 09, 2015, 3:32 AM UTC

NonEUCitizen wrote: post #410

Roy78 wrote: post #256

As someone who works for the government and makes almost more than 50% less than those in the private sector doing the same thing (according to national studies for my profession at my level) this is depressing. I don't know, in the back of my mind I want to launch my own startup and get out of where I am now. My equal co-worker just left a month ago and is making 5x what she was making (in a senior capacity to mysel…

Don't you get a very nice risk-free pension (defined-benefit)? Most of private industry has switched to 401K (defined-contribution).

Well in theory yes, but who knows. I still have a roth and 457 IRA just in case. My state has repeatedly declined cost of living increases for retired state workers for several years now. The gains in the pension system have steadily been above 10% but that has not stopped the state from putting its hands in its pension funds (I am in Louisiana).

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