From: Dane Newman (dane.newman@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jul 02 2008 - 19:08:28 ART
120k in NY is like minimum wage ;(
I agree don't take less then your worth
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Gregory Gombas <ggombas@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah man don't be a sucker and settle for $120k a year which is the
> most companies pay in NYC.
>
> I was hesitant about leaving my safe secure full time job until I
> realized how unsafe and insecure they are. Companies today will lay
> you off at the drop of a stock point.
>
> I'm never going back to W2.
>
> Plus if you are near DC you can make big bucks consulting.
>
>
> On 7/2/08, Joseph Brunner <joe@affirmedsystems.com> wrote:
> > $250,000, or $125 an hour corp to corp.
> >
> > this is where you go to legalzoom.com get an C or S Corp, or an LLC and
> pay
> > yourself a modest salary, pay your children, wife modest salaries (ala
> bill
> > cosby and Bryant gumble) and avoid taxes on the gross amount. the gross
> > amount is no longer income, its "revenue". Speak to your CPA about this,
> its
> > quite common.
> >
> > Get what your worth man don't take a W2 salary to sit there and look
> smart
> > but get paid stupid.
> >
> > -J
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Luan
> > Nguyen
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:37 AM
> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: OT: Salary Question Again!
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > In lieu of Mister Scott Morris left for IE, and with Jared's advise :)
> > yep...putting you guys on the spot :P. I am thinking of testing
> > opportunities out...putting my resume on linkedin..etc
> > I am in the northern virginia area. What do you think i should start
> > negotiating at?
> > Have 10+ years of experience. Working my way from the ground up.
> Supported
> > university computer lab, Did computer carrier at the pentagon, did 12-8
> > night shift of computer operator...etc, worked at the IRS, the marriott
> > (these guys have funky networks) the last 8 years, working at an
> institution
> > of sort :) touching all things...lucent, nortel, nokia, ixia, spirent,
> > juniper, arbor,...etc. The last couple years started to refocus on
> cisco.
> > have ccie r&s and all sort of ccxp (np, dp, sp, vp) written ie security,
> sp,
> > written ccde :) though...i got the ccnp and ccdp back in 1999 so maybe i
> > should put ex-ccnp :). Back then with passing, they gave u t-shirt :)
> for
> > CCNA too i think. With CCDP, they gave you a black leather porfolio...
> > Thanks in advance for all inputs.
> >
> > -Luan
> >
> >
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