2 new IT jobs in 1 month

Mrock4

So the first thing everyone will think is: "hey, didn't he just get a new job?"

yes, I did, one month ago. It's a great job at an amazing company doing LOTS of cool stuff. And I get to work from home. But, the salary is average (not bad), and the boss believes you should be on-call 24x7 365 days a year..and that work ALWAYS trumps family...this was from the bosses mouth. I'm a family man.

So one day, in my new job, I was ticked off, and I did a quick job search. Found a job that seemed to be a pretty good fit, so I said what the hell. The next day, they called. They tentatively scheduled me for an interview which I did not show up to because I had a change of heart (mostly being scared of leaving a new job too soon). Yesterday came, and I came to my senses again....called the people who had contacted me about an interview.

Went to the interview today, thinking I was getting interviewed for a network engineer (tier 2) position. About 10 minutes into the interview, I find out it's for a Tier 4-level position, and I would be the technical lead if hired.

The interviewer (my new boss) was very down to earth, and said several times things such as "wow, you're a diamond in the rough," "you're worth a lot more than what you're making now," etc..

Then we got to salary negotiations. Here's how it went:

Him: "How much would you like to make?"

Me: "Well, I'm looking for something in the range of 84k - 87k/yr"

Him: <slight laugh> "Well, the lowest I could pay you for this position is 90k. But based on your qualifications, why don't we just call it 98k? Does that work for you?"

I think somewhere in there I mumbled a "Yeah"....at least I hope so, because it's been kind of a blur.

Just had to tell some folks who could appreciate my newfound opportunity (and luck!)

Armymanis

At least you know what your worth. I am being paid $13 an hour while the rest of my co-workers are being paid $15+. They are at the same position I am.