Re: I've landed! WAS: A semi-hard landing

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Congratulations on making what sounds like a relatively soft landing
(or at least, a quick one).

Balancing job satisfasction vs. compensation is a big achievement.
I've left companies for new positions that paid less (and without
being RIF'ed!) and have never regretted it.  And don't underestimate 
the value of the leisure time saved by the shorter commute as well as
the gas.  Five hours a week at your hourly rate adds up to a nice 
chunk of change, as long as you can still afford to pay the bills.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Ellifsen" <frank -dot- ellifsen -at- gmail -dot- com>
> Just wanted to let everyone know that I've landed. The position is a solid
> job with a good company. The company is a touch smaller than I'm used to,
> and I get the privilege of being their very first technical writer, but it
> looks good. Unfortunately, I'm taking a nice-sized step down in terms of pay
> and benefits, but if I've learned something from my last job, it's that pay
> and benefits aren't everything. Job satisfaction is much more important.
> Plus, I have a review at 90 days that could/should lead to some changes on
> the pay.
> 
> As far as I can tell, I'll be handling a wide range of tasks, not all
> dealing directly with technical writing. That's fine with me. I like to have
> a broad spectrum of duties to keep me interested in the job as a whole. The
> job is also only 20 minutes from my home walking as opposed to 45 minutes
> driving. With the cost of gas, that's a big bonus that I've calculated out
> to be worth about $3500 a year in gas and mileage.

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