Negotiating Salary/Benefits - Page 5

classicman · 09-30-2008, 11:07 AM

Wow! I'm throwing my hat into the "new job" ring soon also. Hope things turn out as well for me as they seem to have for you guys.

kerosene · 09-30-2008, 11:11 AM

This is awesome news, flinto. Congratulations, man. New job stories are always nice to hear...especially those that involve quintupligooglefying your income. More for the wife and chillns. Yay!

Flint · 09-30-2008, 11:15 AM

Oh yeah, well I mean, starting at my fileroom income, up through all the raises and on-call pay I kept pushing them to give me, up to my last 20% raise here, and then inculding the raise, above that, I'm giving myself by switching comanies.

Trilby · 09-30-2008, 11:20 AM

Yeah, well, good luck, Flint, after I tell them about your synesthesia

classicman · 09-30-2008, 12:29 PM

This is great and all, but how does it affect your time in the cellar?

Radar · 09-30-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

By the way, they did come back with an increase on the offer; and I accepted.

I turned in my two weeks notice yesterday. I really wasn't looking forward to that conversation--but it wasn't a surprise to anybody.

Congrats! I'm sure they will be lucky to have you. I'm glad you got something that will make you happy and appreciated.

glatt · 09-30-2008, 01:20 PM

This thread is awesome.

Clodfobble · 09-30-2008, 04:16 PM

Hooray Flint! Has Pooka found a new house yet?

Flint · 09-30-2008, 04:32 PM

We've been driving around the new place and surrounding areas, taking a physical look at some properties she has pulled up online, getting a feel for what things are going for.

We're leaning towards buying land and building, even if it means we have to live in some kind of trailer/modular/pre-fab house on our land while we save money.

The rationale being: why move an hour out into the country to live in a regular, developed neighborhood?

I don't want neighbors.

Clodfobble · 09-30-2008, 04:36 PM

Make sure you check out whether the neighborhoods vs. the rural areas feed to different schools or not. Rural schools are... not usually great.

kerosene · 09-30-2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

The rationale being: why move an hour out into the country to live in a regular, developed neighborhood?

I don't want neighbors.

I am with you on that sentiment. I like our current neighbors...all 20 of them...but not that much. I like my privacy better. We looked at some of the bedroom communities around here and I just couldn't see it. Sure, they are neat for those who like the neighborhood community lifestyle, but we ended up much happier with a mountain acreage.

Flint · 09-30-2008, 04:39 PM

Are "bedroom communities" the kind where your wacky neighbor comes up and chats with you at the window over your kitchen sink, like on Three's Company?

dar512 · 09-30-2008, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

We've been driving around the new place and surrounding areas

If you don't mind a bit of unsolicited advice, I think you should wait a bit to make sure you are comfy with the new job.

kerosene · 09-30-2008, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

Are "bedroom communities" the kind where your wacky neighbor comes up and chats with you at the window over your kitchen sink, like on Three's Company?

Perhaps. Not sure. I suppose one could do that with their neighbors. I think bedroom communities are those little compact subdivisions out in the middle of nowhere...or in small towns that actually wouldn't self sustain if they weren't located near a metro area.

ZenGum · 09-30-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

I don't want neighbors.

Easy fixed.

09-30-2008, 11:07 AM	#61
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Wow! I'm throwing my hat into the "new job" ring soon also. Hope things turn out as well for me as they seem to have for you guys. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Oh yeah, well I mean, starting at my fileroom income, up through all the raises and on-call pay I kept pushing them to give me, up to my last 20% raise here, and then inculding the raise, above that, I'm giving myself by switching comanies. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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09-30-2008, 04:32 PM	#69
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	We've been driving around the new place and surrounding areas, taking a physical look at some properties she has pulled up online, getting a feel for what things are going for. We're leaning towards buying land and building, even if it means we have to live in some kind of trailer/modular/pre-fab house on our land while we save money. The rationale being: why move an hour out into the country to live in a regular, developed neighborhood? I don't want neighbors. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Make sure you check out whether the neighborhoods vs. the rural areas feed to different schools or not. Rural schools are... not usually great. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-30-2008, 04:39 PM	#72
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Are "bedroom communities" the kind where your wacky neighbor comes up and chats with you at the window over your kitchen sink, like on Three's Company? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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