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May. 25th, 2004 08:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bzarcherLooks like, regardless of what we find, we're going to try to be moved by the 15th. It might get a little hectic, but what the hell.
Another snippet I learned. If I get hired full time at Sterling, I suspect I am going to be making Bank, with a capital B. Why do I think this? Because of the one guy in my unit who works for Sterling directly rather than being a contract guy.
Now, while he acts as a team lead, he is paid as a normal desktop guy, because he hasn't been officially given the team lead job. Which means he's paid like we would be if we were Sterling employees and not contractors. He's been there two years. One on contract, one full time. Let's assume that he got a three or four percent raise last year. He mentioned today that he'd only leave Sterling to get a job that paid as well as his current one or better. Because, "I've got a job that lets me sit around, mess with the stuff I have fun with, and make $40,000 a year while I make fun of you guys."
We make fun of him, too, so that's all fair. But if he's making $40,000, or close to it...I suspect I'd get a decent sized offer if they really take me full time.
Plus, not to toot my own horn too much, but if the feedback I've gotten from them is accurate, and I keep doing a good job for the next 6 months, I don't see any reason why they wouldn't want to take me on full time. And if they don't take me on full time, but extended my contract for an additional period, APT already mentioned I would get a raise on my hourly rate. And with this kind of feedback, I think I could make it a substantial one. At least an additional $2-3 an hour.
I love my job, oddly enough, and I really am making decent money as it is. But why not work harder and see if I can get even more? And at least for now, while I pay my student loans, I will hopefully keep from being shredded too badly at tax time.
I have a suspicion that I'm going to be pretty capitalistic as I get older. It should be interesting.
Another snippet I learned. If I get hired full time at Sterling, I suspect I am going to be making Bank, with a capital B. Why do I think this? Because of the one guy in my unit who works for Sterling directly rather than being a contract guy.
Now, while he acts as a team lead, he is paid as a normal desktop guy, because he hasn't been officially given the team lead job. Which means he's paid like we would be if we were Sterling employees and not contractors. He's been there two years. One on contract, one full time. Let's assume that he got a three or four percent raise last year. He mentioned today that he'd only leave Sterling to get a job that paid as well as his current one or better. Because, "I've got a job that lets me sit around, mess with the stuff I have fun with, and make $40,000 a year while I make fun of you guys."
We make fun of him, too, so that's all fair. But if he's making $40,000, or close to it...I suspect I'd get a decent sized offer if they really take me full time.
Plus, not to toot my own horn too much, but if the feedback I've gotten from them is accurate, and I keep doing a good job for the next 6 months, I don't see any reason why they wouldn't want to take me on full time. And if they don't take me on full time, but extended my contract for an additional period, APT already mentioned I would get a raise on my hourly rate. And with this kind of feedback, I think I could make it a substantial one. At least an additional $2-3 an hour.
I love my job, oddly enough, and I really am making decent money as it is. But why not work harder and see if I can get even more? And at least for now, while I pay my student loans, I will hopefully keep from being shredded too badly at tax time.
I have a suspicion that I'm going to be pretty capitalistic as I get older. It should be interesting.
