Robert Richards said >Ladies and Gentlemen,
>How many of you would settle for $40,000 in this economy if you were already >semi-retired, willing to move to a low >cost of living area and bored to death >with that semi-retirement? Or were already out of work and have exhausted >>your unemployment benefits? >Granted, I will be the first to say that a $40,000/yr salary *is not* >appropriate for a younger man or woman with kids >still in the nest. But let's >be real, this can be just fine for some people under certain circumstances. That is all true and good for situations you mention. The problem with that is when nearby companies do "market analysis" of wages it gets to be an infection that spreads quickly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
