[quote=kev374]what I am saying is based on the complexity I face on a day to day basis on designing and architecting systems (and yes, just because my designation is Sr. Software Engineer does not mean I am not expected to design, re-design, re-factor, deconstruct and re-configure and re-architect crappy existing systems) I should be making MINIMUM of $200,000…
people are crying about increasing minimum wage, what about the rest of us? Every year the wages are going down but workload and complexity is going up, constantly need to learn new stuff… it’s crazy.
Some of these systems are so complex it makes my head hurt… right now dealing with inhouse designed OO javascript framework, this thing has like probably 500,000 lines of code all over the place, designed over a 8-10 year period by various people but i’m expected to walk in and wave my magic wand and fix, design stuff against it? I’ve head to break my head for this and what am I getting paid? $135k? F it, need at least $200k for this crap!
Plumbers are making $135k these days and all they have to do is turn a wrench in the clockwise direction…[/quote]
Sounds like you need to start looking for a new job. Even it’s doing java for the same level of pay at another company. It’s probably better than what you are doing now. It’s always way easier to find a new job when you still have one than when you don’t
