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The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...
Posted on 01/31/2004 9:52:08 AM PST by ecurbh
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
TOPICS: The Hobbit Hole
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To: RMDupree
I'm gonna miss you too girl :-)
11,681
posted on
03/03/2004 6:41:48 PM PST
by
trini
(I'm leavin' on a jet plane!)
To: trini
*snif*
11,682
posted on
03/03/2004 6:42:27 PM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
To: RosieCotton
I probably should have a talk with Dad just to see what he thinks I should do. But I don't want to. Pride is a tough obstacle, ya know?This about the sibling thing from the other day or something else?
To: RMDupree; Ramius; RosieCotton; JenB; Fedora; All
I promised my girl I'd rock her to sleep. Be back in a few.
11,684
posted on
03/03/2004 6:43:02 PM PST
by
trini
(I'm leavin' on a jet plane!)
To: trini
Kiss K for me.
11,685
posted on
03/03/2004 6:43:30 PM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
To: trini
Hey Fedora nice to meet you.Likewise :) What tropical paradise are you going to?
To: Fedora
This about the sibling thing from the other day or something else? Naw...about life in general, really. I'm struggling on my current salary and not sure what to do about it since I've already buckled down pretty tightly. Dad's probably the best one to give me advice and help me out...but I hate bugging him. Grrr.
11,687
posted on
03/03/2004 6:45:55 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
To: RosieCotton
It's never wrong.
Actually, Computerworld.com has a pretty good salary survey. I have used it before to justify salaries.
Mainly it depends on where you are. Regional differences are huge, but then again so are the differing costs of living.
But the salad days are over for IT salaries. We got away with pure murder in the late 90's because there just weren't enough people to fill the jobs. I was giving 10% and 20% raises AND bonuses back then just to keep good people.
Unfortunately, lots of idiots and whackjobs ended up making just obscene money. But that is being squeezed out now, and rightfully so. In the long run it will be healthy.
To: RMDupree
It was an anteater of some kind, but it had knuckles. Eeeewwwwww!!!It was weird! That doctor singing "Beverly Hillbillies" is kinda creepy, too.
To: RosieCotton
Naw...about life in general, really. I'm struggling on my current salary and not sure what to do about it since I've already buckled down pretty tightly. Dad's probably the best one to give me advice and help me out...but I hate bugging him. Grrr.You should go bug him so you don't have to keep worrying about whether or not you should bug him :)
To: Fedora; trini
What tropical paradise are you going to? She goin' to Trinidad, mon... where she from, mon...
:-)
To: Fedora
I just realized that this would be your first "unofficial" chat view. :-)
11,692
posted on
03/03/2004 6:51:36 PM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
To: Ramius; trini
She goin' to Trinidad, mon... where she from, mon... Ah--Trini from Trinidad--I get it! My brain is slow tonight. . . :) Seems like a beautiful place from what I've read. Wasn't Robinson Crusoe supposed to be set there?
To: Ramius
Heh, isn't that the truth... I'm not looking to get my doctorate because of the money, but man, the money there is still nice. Our segment isn't that bad, and my job is really worth more than what they pay me, but... it pays my bills, and they can't pay me any more right now anyway.
Maybe in May I can get a raise.
11,694
posted on
03/03/2004 6:53:37 PM PST
by
JenB
(Yngvi is a louse)
To: RMDupree
I just realized that this would be your first "unofficial" chat view. :-)True--didn't think of that!--LOL! Okay, I see the evil Stephen Hawking/Bill Gates-looking guy just went on the intercom. . .Hey, is that Ed Begley Jr.?
To: Fedora
YUP!
I just loooooooooove those glasses!
11,696
posted on
03/03/2004 6:56:35 PM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
To: RMDupree
The guy in the coma looks like Christopher Reeves.
To: Fedora
This show is weird!
11,698
posted on
03/03/2004 6:57:56 PM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
To: RMDupree
"The dead may also return. . ."--guess Jerry Garcia's coming on next? :)
To: Ramius
According to that survey, I'm makin' literally half the average.
Oh well. I think my plan as of this moment is to hold on until June and see if I get a decent raise. If I don't, I may be forced to find something else. I really hope that doesn't happen, 'cause I work with a great group, have a great boss, and just generally enjoy the heck out of that position.
11,700
posted on
03/03/2004 6:58:42 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
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