Yeah, off list would be fine.  Bit of background, I'm not looking to
negotiate, just seeing what the market is like.  

I have a bit of anmoninity, in that I don't think I've ever named my
employer (and if I have and you remember, Shhhh).  They are not related
to the programming scene, and they have chosen to comprise their IT
department with 2 specialists (me and a network contractor) vs. a
generalist.  I'm more than cool with my rate, in that I get to work from
home and put in 60+ hours on a toolset I get to take with me.

The reason I was asking is just wondering what they could expect if I
ever parted ways from them, either by my doing or theirs.  My
management, sales and industry specific experience also add a bit of
value.

Yeah, downside of sharing the financial info is that one of you could
then come along and say "I'll do it for less", or it may breed
resentment in your colleuges about how bad they feel to be getting so
much more than you.  :P  

It always makes for good discussion, though.  This thread may be more
popular than the great "Best Practice" episode of '05.  ;)

Chad
Who is happy with his place in this world.

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Beattie
Sent: Friday, 18 March 2005 12:23 PM
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Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Pay Checks


good points, Spike

for those who might want to help Chad on this (keeping in mind he's
new-ish to this country and there's always  a learning curve even if
it's equating AU$ to US$) they can always mail him directly and keep it
a bit more private..

at least he's got the guts to actually live in this country and it's not
another case of "offshoring"...

just a thought
barry.b



> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Spike
> Sent: Friday, 18 March 2005 11:09 AM
> To: CFAussie Mailing List
> Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Pay Checks
> 
> 
> The problem with making your salary known publicly is that it very 
> rarely serves any self interest. It sometimes serves the interest of 
> others, but more often than not will cause problems for management and

> resentment with other people in organization paying the money.
> 
> I don't know the exact psychology of why that is the case, but it 
> certainly always seems to work that way.
> 
> It's unfortunate if you're about to negotiate your salary and want to 
> get a ball park figure for what to shoot for, but it's just how it is.
> 
> Spike
> 
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:58:00 +1100, Melissa
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Chad,
> > 
> > don't know if this is any help, but here's a couple of
> links which have
> > average IT pay rates on them
> > 
> > http://jobs.au.hudson.com/documents/jobs_au_technology.pdf
> > 
> http://www.careerone.com.au/resources/story/0,8523,12334376-22
547,00.html
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