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  • January 31, 2008 at 5:46 PM #146644
    CogSciGuy
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    “Sorry I’m not more useful.”

    Actually, I do find your thoughts useful, flu. Along with the other postings, and my own caution and predisposition prior to originating this thread, I’m getting more convinced that management might be a bad move for me.

    I can’t increase my salary in my current position though, regardless of how good I get. I’ve maxed out the pay scale. I can hang out and milk the OT at the end of the day while surfing the net and whining about my work dilemma, though.

    What I’d prefer to do all day at work–manage or sell–isn’t much of a factor. I’m all about the money. For what it’s worth, I’d prefer the change of pace and new challenges that would come with management, but I work for money, not for new challenges and whatnot. I don’t hate my sales job and that’s all I really expect.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:48 PM #146307
    sd_bear
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    You also have to honestly evaluate the chances your company will go public and hit it big. If it were me I’d take the sure thing salary of 140k a year over the chance this company would hit the lottery, but I tend to be more risk averse than most people.

    Just make sure you aren’t drinking too much of the company kool-aid. It is really easy to get caught up in the momentum and a lot of times the hearsay never pans out.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:48 PM #146551
    sd_bear
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    You also have to honestly evaluate the chances your company will go public and hit it big. If it were me I’d take the sure thing salary of 140k a year over the chance this company would hit the lottery, but I tend to be more risk averse than most people.

    Just make sure you aren’t drinking too much of the company kool-aid. It is really easy to get caught up in the momentum and a lot of times the hearsay never pans out.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:48 PM #146578
    sd_bear
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    You also have to honestly evaluate the chances your company will go public and hit it big. If it were me I’d take the sure thing salary of 140k a year over the chance this company would hit the lottery, but I tend to be more risk averse than most people.

    Just make sure you aren’t drinking too much of the company kool-aid. It is really easy to get caught up in the momentum and a lot of times the hearsay never pans out.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:48 PM #146589
    sd_bear
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    You also have to honestly evaluate the chances your company will go public and hit it big. If it were me I’d take the sure thing salary of 140k a year over the chance this company would hit the lottery, but I tend to be more risk averse than most people.

    Just make sure you aren’t drinking too much of the company kool-aid. It is really easy to get caught up in the momentum and a lot of times the hearsay never pans out.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:48 PM #146649
    sd_bear
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    You also have to honestly evaluate the chances your company will go public and hit it big. If it were me I’d take the sure thing salary of 140k a year over the chance this company would hit the lottery, but I tend to be more risk averse than most people.

    Just make sure you aren’t drinking too much of the company kool-aid. It is really easy to get caught up in the momentum and a lot of times the hearsay never pans out.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:50 PM #146312
    CogSciGuy
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    Maybe I’ll hedge my bets. Keep my current position and figure out a way to embezzle should the IPO bring in mucho dinero.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:50 PM #146556
    CogSciGuy
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    Maybe I’ll hedge my bets. Keep my current position and figure out a way to embezzle should the IPO bring in mucho dinero.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:50 PM #146583
    CogSciGuy
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    Maybe I’ll hedge my bets. Keep my current position and figure out a way to embezzle should the IPO bring in mucho dinero.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:50 PM #146593
    CogSciGuy
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    Maybe I’ll hedge my bets. Keep my current position and figure out a way to embezzle should the IPO bring in mucho dinero.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:50 PM #146654
    CogSciGuy
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    Maybe I’ll hedge my bets. Keep my current position and figure out a way to embezzle should the IPO bring in mucho dinero.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:59 PM #146317
    nostradamus
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    Really? If your rent is $1500/mo, you've only got $1K/month left. That's $33 a day for food, gas, tires, doctor's visits, surfobard wax, etc… You're frugal, dude! Hopefully your girlfriend or wife is too or she'll be complaining haha…

    That sounds about right. I’ll take it one step further and call myself a CHEAP BASTARD. Truly some of the best things in life are free.

    I had one other thought: you may want to research salary statistics for the management position and negotiate with that. Better yet, go to some interviews at other companies to see if you get better offers, then come back to the one you’re at and see if they’ll play ball. Don’t be emotional or let them play on your loyalty. That’s all BS and if the bottom line was improved by laying you off, any company will do it in a heartbeat. The job of your manager is to get you to do the most work possible for the least pay. Keep that in mind.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:59 PM #146561
    nostradamus
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    Really? If your rent is $1500/mo, you've only got $1K/month left. That's $33 a day for food, gas, tires, doctor's visits, surfobard wax, etc… You're frugal, dude! Hopefully your girlfriend or wife is too or she'll be complaining haha…

    That sounds about right. I’ll take it one step further and call myself a CHEAP BASTARD. Truly some of the best things in life are free.

    I had one other thought: you may want to research salary statistics for the management position and negotiate with that. Better yet, go to some interviews at other companies to see if you get better offers, then come back to the one you’re at and see if they’ll play ball. Don’t be emotional or let them play on your loyalty. That’s all BS and if the bottom line was improved by laying you off, any company will do it in a heartbeat. The job of your manager is to get you to do the most work possible for the least pay. Keep that in mind.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:59 PM #146588
    nostradamus
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    Really? If your rent is $1500/mo, you've only got $1K/month left. That's $33 a day for food, gas, tires, doctor's visits, surfobard wax, etc… You're frugal, dude! Hopefully your girlfriend or wife is too or she'll be complaining haha…

    That sounds about right. I’ll take it one step further and call myself a CHEAP BASTARD. Truly some of the best things in life are free.

    I had one other thought: you may want to research salary statistics for the management position and negotiate with that. Better yet, go to some interviews at other companies to see if you get better offers, then come back to the one you’re at and see if they’ll play ball. Don’t be emotional or let them play on your loyalty. That’s all BS and if the bottom line was improved by laying you off, any company will do it in a heartbeat. The job of your manager is to get you to do the most work possible for the least pay. Keep that in mind.

    January 31, 2008 at 5:59 PM #146598
    nostradamus
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    Really? If your rent is $1500/mo, you've only got $1K/month left. That's $33 a day for food, gas, tires, doctor's visits, surfobard wax, etc… You're frugal, dude! Hopefully your girlfriend or wife is too or she'll be complaining haha…

    That sounds about right. I’ll take it one step further and call myself a CHEAP BASTARD. Truly some of the best things in life are free.

    I had one other thought: you may want to research salary statistics for the management position and negotiate with that. Better yet, go to some interviews at other companies to see if you get better offers, then come back to the one you’re at and see if they’ll play ball. Don’t be emotional or let them play on your loyalty. That’s all BS and if the bottom line was improved by laying you off, any company will do it in a heartbeat. The job of your manager is to get you to do the most work possible for the least pay. Keep that in mind.

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