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Borzak

Borzak

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Really not looking at it from a money making stand point. The user base would be too small, but maybe put a few together to help some companies I work with out. The documentation is nearly non existent and the few vidoes or mainly foreign or they don't speak the "language" that shops are expecting and get into way too much detail of how they programmed/developed it or whatever. Just finding the dumbest thing out takes me a week of trail and error.

I could make a 10 minute video and save a shop a weeks worth of time or more on the curve.
 
Alkorin

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Copy of the old OP (with "how long" added):

Reading through the other forums, specifically the job listings forum, and became decidedly curious. Since the forum is new, the community base has been around for quite some time, but there seems to be a desire to expand it; why not open the flood gates?

Be as descriptive or vague as you're comfortable with.

Where do you work?

What do you do? (Title/keywords)

What field/industry?

Wages?

Bonuses/SEP?

Benefits?

How long have you been there?​

I'll start off, since mine's changed from the old one anyway.

Where: Federal Government of Canada
What: Network Engineer
Wages: CS-02 top salary rank, currently $81,222/yr.
No bonuses.
Benefits are pretty much fully comprehensive. Medical/dental/vision up to 80% of cost for most things, and the full 100% for some. There's more, I just haven't looked into it for a while.
How long: I've been here for over 10 years all told, including consulting time. 8 years as a Federal employee.
 
ZyyzYzzy

ZyyzYzzy

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Where: filthy, dirty, whorish defense contractor
What: program manager
Wage: 120k
Bonuses: dependent on winning proposals I write on and/or review for my company (avg. about a year 20k)
Benefits: run o' the mill high deductible w/ hsa medical. Pretty decent 401k matching
How long: 2 years at current position. Always been a dirty filthy whore defense contractor.
 
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Picasso3

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I make 65 and it translated to about 95 in DC, I think Obama moving in brought the housing prices down.
 
Noodleface

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Where do you work? Some CDN

What do you do? (Title/keywords) Firmware Engineer (UEFI BIOS)

What field/industry? Computer hardware

Wages? $89k/yr

Bonuses/SEP? 10% yearly bonus, $20k in RSUs upon hiring

Benefits? Health/Dental/etc. Unlimited time off

How long have you been there? Months

I hate it here
 
kegkilla

kegkilla

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Picasso3 said:
I'll contribute when some loser posts that makes less than me.
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If this thread turns out anything like the last one, take 20-30% off the top to get a good picture of what people are actually making.
 
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Jx3

Jx3

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I'm a teacher, there that should mean everyone else who posts makes more money. You're welcome Big Pic
 
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Moogalak

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Where do you work? Wholesale distributor of underground utilities

What do you do? (Title/keywords) Sales

What field/industry? underground utilities aka pipe valves fittings fire hydrants etc

Wages? 70k + commission

Benefits? Decent insurance coverage, overall pretty good. Gas card, expense account with high limit.

How long have you been there? 7 years in march
 
trex

trex

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Where do you work? IHOP

What do you do? (Title/keywords) Waitress

What field/industry? Food service

Wages? 18k/year (give or take)

Bonuses/SEP? Nope

Benefits? None

How long have you been there? 12 years in November ​
 
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Burnesto

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Where do you work? Public Accounting Firm - Not Big 4

What do you do? (Title/keywords) Staff Accountant - In the wintertime I do lots of tax returns. The rest of the year I do audits for the most part.

What field/industry? Various

Wages? $58k

Bonuses/SEP? Usually about $6k per year. 5% raise every year.

Benefits? 401(k) matches 100% of up to 5%. Health care. 3 weeks vacation. Unlimited personal time. CPA licensure/exam fees and continuing education are reimbursed.

How long have you been there? 3 years
 
ZyyzYzzy

ZyyzYzzy

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trex said:
Where do you work? IHOP

What do you do? (Title/keywords) Waitress

What field/industry? Food service

Wages? 18k/year (give or take)

Bonuses/SEP? Nope

Benefits? None

How long have you been there? 12 years in November ​
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I bet this is a similar position abd duration that rav held before things turned.
 
alavaz

alavaz

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Where do you work? Currently for a relatively large City

What do you do? (Title/keywords) IT Systems Architect

What field/industry? Government / IT

Wages? 107k base

Bonuses/SEP? More OT than I can handle and I get paid 1.5x for it (2x on Sundays)

Benefits? Health/Dental/Holidays/PTO/etc.

How long have you been there? 4 years

Gonna make a move back to DoD contracting though to a state with a much much lower cost of living so even though base pay is relatively the same going to feel like a lot more. I'm paying more for less in the benefits department though so that sucks but the benefits for this city are so good right now there's no way it can last. They are already shoving all new hires into HSA/High Deductible accounts so the writing is on the wall there.
 
fred sanford

fred sanford

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Where do you work?
Large restaurant company

What do you do? (Title/keywords)
Senior Database Administrator, currently working 75% SQL Server, 25% Oracle.

What field/industry?
Service industry, restaurants

Wages?
Base Salary = 98,700. As I take on more Oracle databases this number goes up.

Bonuses/SEP?
18% annual
In two more years I'll get an additional 7,000 per year as a secondary long term employee bonus. So total compensation would be Base + Bonus + Incentive = 123,466 (if my base were the same)

Benefits?
Medical, dental, vision, flex time, 6% match on 401k, paid paternal leave for dads, slow work pace, easy going boss, free soda fountain 15 feet from my desk (Coke products), 35% discount at all restaurants (several brands), 25% discounts on gift cards, office has a ton of amenities: free snacks, gym for $2/week, coffee shop w/ Star Bucks, great cafe for lunch, credit union, ATM, dry cleaning pickup, car wash in the garage, clinic that costs a flat $10 co-pay with no insurance involvement)

How long have you been there?
3 years
 
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Borzak

Borzak

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If I'm not in PM or PC (project coordinator, no politically correct), purchasing agent, or estimater mode I design, draw, produce shop drawings for shit like this. If it falls apart while in use, I do it quick turnaround. This was a section of duct that fell apart when they lifted it on site and I designed a replacement. It was measured on site, designed, fabricated, inspected and ready for shipment within 3 days of it being destroyed.

Nothing exciting, but it pays the bills.

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