Am I being too aggressive or it's GOOD to be a go-getter right?

[Koing]

Originally posted by: sourceninja
I just do what I love. The cash comes with that. No need to go job jumping all the time to find the 'best easy pay'. Seriously, would you rather make 60k a year doing something you love, or 120k a year doing something you find boring or even hate? I could easily double what I make right now, but the simple fact is I love my job. Here I am godlike, if I went out into the corporate world, I'd be a grunt programmer in a giant sea of project managers.

The next thing the world needs is more managers in IT who are just in it for the money. They are always path of least resistance kind of guys, and that leads to poor innovation.

BUT why not go for an 80-90k job that you do like and find interesting? It may not be the most exciting job, but it is pretty exciting?

Koing

 

[ShockwaveVT]

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: sourceninja
I just do what I love. The cash comes with that. No need to go job jumping all the time to find the 'best easy pay'. Seriously, would you rather make 60k a year doing something you love, or 120k a year doing something you find boring or even hate? I could easily double what I make right now, but the simple fact is I love my job. Here I am godlike, if I went out into the corporate world, I'd be a grunt programmer in a giant sea of project managers.

The next thing the world needs is more managers in IT who are just in it for the money. They are always path of least resistance kind of guys, and that leads to poor innovation.

BUT why not go for an 80-90k job that you do like and find interesting? It may not be the most exciting job, but it is pretty exciting?

Koing

Taking an APM job does not preclude him from applying for PM jobs. The point folks are making is that he is throwing money away every week he doesn't upgrade his salary.
Option A: Stay at current job, apply make current $$, interview for PM jobs until someone finally takes a chance on an unproven PS.
Option B: Apply for and get an APM job make more $$, continue to apply & interview for PM jobs until someone bites on the guy who is moving up the ladder.

 

[Gibson486]

I took a paycut from a two offers a few months ago. Both companies did the same thing, but company A was the biggest firm in the world, while company B wasn't even a quarter of it size, but it was growing. I settled for less and chose the small company. Why? Because the bigger company it would have taken me longer to advance. That and they go through 5 different stages (engineer 1 to engineer 5). The company I work for goes through 3 stages (engineer 1 to 3). Have a I regreted it so far? No way! I have already been the lead designer on 3 projects (I messed up on one though, but I am working on a huge one now). If I just chose the money, I would still be paper pushing only at some desk (atleast that is what my friend says who works for company A). It kind of works out too, because if I do not get the salary I am targeting next year and I get a promotion, I can easily migrate over to the huge company and start off as an engineer 3.

edit: point i am trying to make is that you need to look at what taking that pay raise will be at the expense of in the future (if there is any at all).

 

[Gibson486]

double post

 

[Flammable]

my bro is a CPA at 25 and makes 85k.... go for it