Previously, I posted Programmer Compensation is in the Crapper.
The Mark Savage vs Tech posted a rebuttal The Problem With Compensation.
The same friend who supplied me the original Compensation article also sent me Revolution Systems article A Guide to Hiring Programmers: The High Cost of Low Quality.
I am remiss to say I posted the Compensation article haphazardly, being devoid of any personal input on the subject. Mark’s input caused me to think deeper about both articles.
My Input:
Few people are happy with their compensation levels. As Mark pointed out, gauging what a technological person is worth often falls in a large grey area. Currently I am working in my first full time position, a web designer. While I hold no reservations about my compensation level I can sympathize with the author of the Compensation article’s frustration. Plenty of friends in tech positions have fought with the small raises with that grey area quickly becoming a glass ceiling. However, few of those tech people remained in the positions where they were unhappy.
When accepting the job offer for my first full time position, I understood the level I started at, and surely expect to advance after I complete my first year in the industry. Also, working hard and proving myself will only increase my value.
Finally, the most important lesson to be learned from both these compensation articles is that taking care of your employee is pivotal and proving yourself with little complaining always makes you a better employee in your managers’ eyes.
This is a list of all the stories I’ve DUGG.
“The difference between not busting your butt and busting your butt is the difference between a 3% and a 4% raise. It should be obvious, even to the village idiot, that a system which creates such a sentiment is destined to fail.“
A programmer friend of mine found the post Compensation on the BlogSpot website Made To Wait.
Unfortunately, at posting time, this blog had two entries in as many months. Thus, I decided to duplicate the article below for your viewing pleasure. Remember, I did not write this and I edited the profanity.
So you would figure that software managers would figure out a sane way to handle compensation for programmers by now. But, of course, they haven’t.
Personally, I cannot believe this is the Fourth Installment of “Beat the DIGG.” But here we are.
Fichey monitors several social bookmarking sites, including: Digg, Del.icio.us, Reddit, DownFly and StumbleUpon.
When you visit Fichey’s page, you are presented with a good looking Flash interface (pictured above).
You can then browse among popular articles on your favorite site without waiting for that site’s servers.
Double clicking anywhere on the page or clicking the View More link loads the real page, if it’s up and running.
“BlogTV is the place where you can show off your talent, build a fan base and share your opinions LIVE! You bring the webcam, we bring the stage. We’re here to help you get your 15 minutes of fame.“
Anyone with a Net Connection knows video is all the rage right now. I stumbled across this site a while back and am just getting around to writing about it. Free TV made by amateurs must have some appeal, YouTube is sure bursting at the seams with submissions. Maybe BlogTV will do something for you as well.
DIGG served this one up to my attention, and I was shocked to see it on WSJ online.
The article delivers The Problem, The Trick, The Risk, and How to Stay Safe on the following:
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