From: Joseph Brunner (joe@affirmedsystems.com)
Date: Thu Jul 03 2008 - 10:23:54 ART
Wow we think alike, Greg!
The one I hear the most is "we can't give you X, but we can give YZ as a
TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE"
Can I call the IRS and say "I'm not sending you any estimated tax payments
this quarter, but I'll make sure your total compensation package includes
some old comic books, my vcr since I watch only dvd's now, a bottle of grey
goose I have in the freezer, oh, and my old blackberry I replaced"
If its not "LEGAL TENDER for ALL DEBTS, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE" ITS NOT
COMPENSATION PERIOD!!!!
-Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Gombas [mailto:ggombas@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:16 AM
To: Dane Newman
Cc: Joseph Brunner; Luan Nguyen; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Salary Question Again!
Minimum wage is right.
To add insult to inury these companies offering "minimum wage" claim
they have great bennies like free sodas and a pool table in their
recreation lounge.
Try using those free sodas to pay your mortgage!
On 7/2/08, Dane Newman <dane.newman@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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