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My favorite post of the week, titled The Path to Contentment, sings to me. It comes from Frugal Dad who writes about a shift in thinking caused by a series of events in his life and the lives of those around him. Faced with the notion of mortality Frugal Dad has started to focus more … Read more
As I look through the job postings and ponder my job options I can’t help but wonder how large a role salary and benefits will take in shaping my future employment. My husband and I currently work as software engineers and at this point in time we are both well paid. I keep a watchful … Read more
Before graduating from college, (nearly ten years ago), I was presented with two very different job offers. The first offer consisted of a $45,000 salary working as a marketing assistant for a small technical organization that employed only sixteen people. The second offer consisted of a $30,000 salary working as a software engineer for a … Read more
When I began working for my employer, nearly ten years ago, I absolutely loved my job. I loved the people I worked with, the environment, the mission of the company and the technologies I developed. For the first few years I came to work excited, I worked long hours and I was proud of the … Read more
On a daily basis my husband works a multitude of jobs. He typically commutes between offices and locations multiple times throughout the day. As luck would have it one of his new jobs is located just a few miles from home. When it’s convenient my husband works at the job closest to home in the … Read more
Here are my thoughts on the most recent company layoffs. The details are not indicative of every company’s termination decisions, it is simply my assessment of the cuts that occurred at my place of employment. First, although my team lost a fair number of people, I honestly think another handful or two of people could … Read more
My primary job has been quite stressful these past few months. My development team is rapidly shrinking and my teammates and I are required to perform much more work with much fewer hands. When layoff rumors began circulating this fall I decided to pick up a temporary second job. As time goes on I am … Read more
The company I work for is no longer standing on stable ground. At this point it’s hard to say which groups within the organization will be cut, but it’s clear that a good number of employees will eventually be shown the door. Although no one can say for certain, it seems lay-offs will occur either … Read more
I have a very good chance of getting laid off sometime between now and the end of 2009. The company I work for is undergoing significant restructuring and I’m not certain that the organization I work for is all that important to the company’s bottom line. If cuts need to be made I have a … Read more
On my flight home from Colorado I read an article about a new website that provides a sneak peek of coworkers salaries. I’ve been trying to remember the name of that site for days. Today J.D., over at Get Rich Slowly, saved the day, by posting a link to it. The website is called glassdoor.com. … Read more