Re: CCIE

It's all about balance man. Money is not everything, but it is important :
) With that being said, you have to weigh the entire package. How much is
working for a great company worth to you? 50 - 60% of what you make? I
would advise you look at the big picture to help you make a clear decision.
Write stuff down. I was in a job hunt not too long ago myself. My decision
on where to go was based on some of these things:

- Base salary
- Bonus potential
- Medical / Health benefit package
- Location
- Stress Level of the job as compared to others (hours I would be working,
how much the job challenged me, etc)
- Family

All these things factor in. Now, 50-60% pay increase is going to be real
tough for me to turn down personally. From experience, I think you are
kidding yourself if you think your current company is going to eventually
increase your pay by 50-60%. Maybe by the time you retire : ) Companies
that hire you in at a "low" wage will keep you there for eternity. When I
went from CCNA to CCNP all the sudden the company wanted me to stop doing
cable drop runs and start configuring core and distribution layer devices
and work on complex topology designs, but guess what? They didn't want to
pay for that. Why? They hired a CCNA for a low price. Just because I got a
CCNP didn't mean they were hiking my salary any more than the crappy 3% a
year for living expenses. So, I moved on at the time. These are things you
have to think about.

In summary, you need to look at the entire package and find out what is most
important for you and what is best for you and your family. Additionally, I
don't think any company is going to bump you that much in a short period of
time.

HTH

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 9:56 AM, John Bevan <john.bevan_at_ymail.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I am confused about job change and want to know from the experience of
> other folks who might have been through similar situation. I am a CCIE
> certified engineer working at Consulting engineer with the topmost(No prize
> for guessing) network company from last 5 years (having total 8 years
> experience). I came to US about a year back through intra-company transfer.
> Now my issues is that present company though is one of the best company to
> work for in networking industry but they are not paying me at level what
> experienced CCIE should be paid at(though a one of top most performer). Now
> I have few opportunities with some consulting companies in US who are ready
> to pay me 50-60% hike but these companies though good in consulting but not
> at that level my present company is.
>
> So my dilemma is that I am not able to decide if I should go for hike and
> leave my present company or instead of Salary I should remain with reputed
> company and wait for at-least 3-5 years more to reach this salary level
> being offered to me right now. So basically want comparison between salary
> level and company reputation.
>
>
> Also what should be average good salary in US for CCIE with 8 years
> experience, so that I can decide that if I am right now paid too low ?
>
>
> Thanks in advance for your inputs to help me clear my dilemma.
>
>
> Regards,
> John
>
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