You are very lucky to have an employer who appreciates "social networking" and the importance of it. Many employers do not and that's a real shame. You can learn so much at user groups, conferences, etc. which all benefit the employer. You learn knowledge about particular subjects. You get ideas that can start your creative juices flowing. You can also make contacts that can be very beneficial down the road.
I won't work for a company that doesn't value social networking! Period! Not negotiable. I don't want to work for companies that don't have the same philosophies as I do for developing software. Cathy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Jarvis Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 8:12 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: [NF] Never underestimate the value of Social Networking After being here 2 1/2 years I just got done renegotiating my salary. I must say I am rather pleased how things turned out... But one thing the boss said he placed a great value on was my desire and ability to network network network, first with the Software Association of Oregon (www.sao,org) and now I'm one of the founders of the IT Professionals Forum (www.itproforum.org). To me neither is a big deal (I'm not w/ the SAO anymore), but my boss thinks so. In fact $4k of my increase is just for being out there learning and socializing.... Get out there... mix... mingle.... network.... ya just never know what it might lead to... -- Matthew S. Jarvis IT Manager, MCP Bike Friday - "Performance That Packs!" www.bikefriday.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
