Maybe we need to form a union to keep our rates up to what they should be. hbr
On 8/6/08, Tortolero, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ** > > Shawn, Right ON!.... > > Remedy peeps…good Remedy peeps should NOT devalue themselves…if you are > willing to take 50-60 an hour you are screwing everyone by giving away your > HARD earned money and devaluing our profession. The bar should be set at 100 > minimum an hour. And Shawn is COMPLETELY correct about that 15%, in fact I > go 12% tops. Anything more then that and you are getting robbed. It's not > like we don't get 10-15 calls a week with job offers…we are needed and will > be needed...set the standard, maintain the standard. > > > > > > Thank you, > > -j > > > > *Joe Tortolero* > > *Remedy Consultant* > > *Desk - 561-682-2780* > > *Cell - 561-665-1363* > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ** > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Pierson, Shawn > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 05, 2008 5:11 PM > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: Salary in Bay Area > > > > That's strange but it makes sense that the bay area would pay less than the > rest of the country due to an overabundance of Remedy people. You can > probably get six figures as a Remedy developer with more than ten years just > about anywhere in the U.S. if you are working on ITSM, although no person > with that much experience should even be supporting a home grown system for > less than $80k/year anywhere. You can get that much at a job in Oklahoma or > Ohio, which have much lower costs of living than the bay area. It's all > about supply and demand though, so if you want to be paid well you have to > live somewhere that has very few Remedy people available, and a lot of > companies making decent money so they can pay a decent salary too. > > > > As far as consulting, with 10 years of experience I would suggest looking > at a minimum of $125/hour. I know BMC charges twice that for their senior > people, and a lot of the major Remedy consulting firms charge similar > rates. Any consulting firm that keeps more than 15% or $15/hour from your > rate (depending on whether you are making more or less than $100/hr) is > keeping too much. When I first did consulting I was ripped off a few times > because I went through too many layers, where you have a small consulting > firm taking 15%, who has a deal with a larger consulting firm taking 15%, > who then deals directly with the client. In fact, I remember working with a > guy who was being paid less than $40/hour while the client was paying > $150/hour only because he had three or four consulting firms in the middle > who each took their cut. When consulting, always ask who the direct client > is, and if they refuse to tell you or if they tell you the name of another > consulting company, don't let them submit your information to the client. > > > > Shawn Pierson > > > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers > Are" html___ > -- Howard Richter Red Hat Certified Technician CompTIA Linux+ Certified ITIL Foundation Certified E-Mail = [EMAIL PROTECTED] LinkedIn Profile = http://www.linkedin.com/in/hbr4270 _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
