Would you turn down a 120K job offer?

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Svnla

Svnla

Lifer
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120K just for coders without any requirement for biz involvement/operation?

and this is 40 hours per week and you don't have to live/camp out at your workplace, right?
 
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Hoober

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steppinthrax said:
120 is not even 1%, I would put that at least on 20% or so, 1% is like 500K, someone correct me if I"m wrong....
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More of a general statement. Dave's just pissed because he's got to deal with a forum that generally attracts a smarter, more successful audience.
 
mvbighead

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If you're looking at a 10% increase, the new job had better be perfect or there should be a significant problem with the old job. One or the other, but if neither apply, if you're secure in your current position, it may not be worth the change of scenery.
 
child of wonder

child of wonder

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It would take a very large pay increase for me to leave my current job. I honestly enjoy my job and the rewards that come with it, such as working from home, low stress, etc.

Something like a 30% increase would be required for me to consider giving all that up.
 
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torpid

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Sitting at a desk and coding all day has its advantages along with the disadvantages you seem to feel. I've been on both sides of this and would not have a strong preference one way or another as far as that goes.
 
vi edit

vi edit

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How many jobs has the OP had in the last 5-7 years? Not that I keep tabs on people, but I seem to recall like 5 different job hopping threads over that time.

At some point you have to sit down and be honest with yourself and stop chasing a dollar amount and start figuring out WTF you want to do with your career. At some point all of that job hopping is going to have to make some employers a bit sketptical about hiring you.
 
Ns1

Ns1

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vi edit said:
How many jobs has the OP had in the last 5-7 years? Not that I keep tabs on people, but I seem to recall like 5 different job hopping threads over that time.
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Same job I think, but he posted 378458934758 threads about it before he got the job and after.
 
pauldun170

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vi edit said:
At some point you have to sit down and be honest with yourself and stop chasing a dollar amount and start figuring out WTF you want to do with your career.
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Indeed.
An extra 20k would be nice for the bank account, but not enough for wasted time\sanity working in a mediocre environment.
 
edro

edro

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My wife is about to be offered a position with a ~50% increase.
We would have to relocate a few states away though.

We are going to have a tough decision...
 
madoka

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mshan said:
The price of being a One Percenter might seem like a simple number. For income, it’s around $380,000 a year. For wealth, it’s a total net worth of $8.4 million.
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This is something I never understood. While I make a great deal more than $380K a year, I don't have anywhere close to $8.4 million in net worth. Those two qualifications seem so vastly different from each other.
 
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torpid

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edro said:
My wife is about to be offered a position with a ~50% increase.
We would have to relocate a few states away though.

We are going to have a tough decision...
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Which state? If you live in Ohio as I assume then it could really range from craptastic to amazing.
 
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nickbits

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110 to 120 with a worse environment? No thanks.

Also 120 is in the top 10% for an individual income but nowhere near a 1%er.
 
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jagec

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madoka said:
This is something I never understood. While I make a great deal more than $380K a year, I don't have anywhere close to $8.4 million in net worth. Those two qualifications seem so vastly different from each other.
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They measure different things, but they are both useful metrics.

You wouldn't call a trust fund kid with $0 income and $100M in the bank "poor", but someone making $500k at their job but blowing it all on hookers and blow isn't exactly hurting for money either.

There is also the time factor. I'd assume that in 20-40 years, you'll have saved up a pretty good nest egg.
 
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Vdubchaos

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HamburgerBoy said:
You define yourself by your expensive material possessions and then act as if the op makes so much money that it doesn't matter one way or the other.
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My signature that I happen to fill in years ago with random BS defines me?

There is NOTHING that is an expensive material possession in my signature. Just bunch of old/outdated hardware (by most PC enthusiast standards).

What are you talking about willis?
 
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steppinthrax

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Svnla said:
120K just for coders without any requirement for biz involvement/operation?

and this is 40 hours per week and you don't have to live/camp out at your workplace, right?
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Yep, pretty much, Long term I want to biz involvement...
 
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steppinthrax

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torpid said:
Sitting at a desk and coding all day has its advantages along with the disadvantages you seem to feel. I've been on both sides of this and would not have a strong preference one way or another as far as that goes.
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Coders and developers are generally treated like shit by business and management.
 
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