Figured I owed a bit more explanation on why I think this post is completely wrong.
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Originally Posted by Tim Brice
In my opinion, most web firms are not paying a lot of money for a younger programmer unless you can get on at a start-up that has money to burn.
First, there are lots of places in the US where tech talent is in very high demand and companies are paying a lot of money. Second, the vast majority of start-ups are going to be paying you less than an established company.
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If you start out at a corporation, you may get 50k (very dependent on where you live) but large salary increases will take forever.
Agreed, that its very dependent on where you live. But for major cities this is 100% not true. In fact my experience is the exact opposite - salary increases come more quickly as you start your career.
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If you want to increase your salary quickly, you got to be able to move around. I have been in the "real world" for about six years and I am already working at my third place of employment.
Definitely not a certainty. There are lots of companies that are going to increase your salary quickly. My salary was increased over 50% in 3 years at my first company.
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I will either stay with the corporation I am with now or look to land a cush government job down the road. That is where is at for those who choose not to go down the start-up path. You get excellent pay, government holidays, lots of opportunity to travel for training, and telecommuting options.
I have literally never heard that Government is where the cushy jobs are for software developers. Not once have I heard someone even talk about trying to get a job there (one exception - I knew a guy who really wanted to work for NASA. But that was because it was NASA and not because it was a cushy job).
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But to land one of those, you need large system experience and probably a Fortune 100 company on your resume.
What?
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That all assuming you live in the US.
What part of the US are you talking about?