Comment on The CIO's lament: 20-something techies who quit after 1 yearparentComments−dsolomon14yI know developers with government clearances that would be happy to make half that.Where are there mythical high paying jobs? FantasyLand?−sounds14yMaybe I'm stereotyping you as one of the LockMart/Boeing/Raytheon new hires. I know a good dozen personally. They have problems.* underpaid* false promises of a career track to avoid giving you real compensation like stock options or bonuses* deep cuts when the winds of politics aren't blowing your way* poor workplace ergonomicsThe mythical high paying jobs are in the "private sector."−dsolomon14yI continue to work for the governments larger contracting companies. Top 50 http://washingtontechnology.com/toplists/top-100-lists/2011....−sounds14yI omitted Northrop Grumman intentionally; they seem to still value engineering prowess.Please don't misunderstand me - there are awesome opportunities working for a US government contractor. However, the "golden days" of the cold war are long gone.−3pt1415914yGood devs can make that, even in Toronto.
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I know developers with government clearances that would be happy to make half that.
Where are there mythical high paying jobs? FantasyLand?
Maybe I'm stereotyping you as one of the LockMart/Boeing/Raytheon new hires. I know a good dozen personally. They have problems.
* underpaid
* false promises of a career track to avoid giving you real compensation like stock options or bonuses
* deep cuts when the winds of politics aren't blowing your way
* poor workplace ergonomics
The mythical high paying jobs are in the "private sector."
I continue to work for the governments larger contracting companies. Top 50 http://washingtontechnology.com/toplists/top-100-lists/2011....
I omitted Northrop Grumman intentionally; they seem to still value engineering prowess.
Please don't misunderstand me - there are awesome opportunities working for a US government contractor. However, the "golden days" of the cold war are long gone.
Good devs can make that, even in Toronto.