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September 17, 2002
pride, a deeper love
Arrgh, urrgh...decision making hurts! However, I had to turn down yesterday's offer. They shot really low with their initial salary offer. While I had thought I had guessed wildly in the initial interview, after some research I realized I had not sold myself short with my initial quote, and it was also low for the industry and Madison techie jobs in general. I offered my lowest possible quote, keeping the 2002 Earth Destroyer and debt in mind, and judging by the resolution in the guy's voice, their first offer was probably about all they could handle. Listen, honey...just because I have an environmental education degree doesn't mean I took a vow of poverty. Like Aretha says: I've got bills to pay! Go find yourself some squeaky-clean kid fresh out of commencement ceremonies to do the work for that much!
To make things easier, when I got home last night I got some heaven-sent perspective in the form of a voice mail message from a web temp company about an upcoming gig. Two offers in one day! Both were so essential in keeping up my ego and self esteem, and one helped me decide on the other.
They would have really had to pay me some fantastic money to make me leave DC. I really don't want to leave...my heart is here in this messed up gub'ment ghetto antrhax-ridden crack town we know as Washington, DC.
Thanks though, to all of you who gave advice and support during this 24-hour period where my braincase was full of bumblebees.
Posted by jimbo at September 17, 2002 4:22 PM
Comments
glad to hear you're staying...even if it means you are still jobless...
Posted by: mike s. at September 17, 2002 6:20 PM