I used to track my salary when I was younger. I'd calculate the pay raises I'd received every year, look at the percentage growth, and change jobs fairly frequently to try and boost my salary. At one point I went from $12k one year to $22k the next to $30k the next to $46k the next. My benefits had changed, so I probably didn't appropriately calculate the "value" of my services, but I liked seeing the numbers rise.
At some point, I stopped really worrying about increasing my salary (along with the sizes of my databases) and started looking for jobs that required less of my time, allowing me to spend more time with my family.
You might be in a different place, but as you look for jobs, I had a question to consider for this Friday's poll:
Do you provide a salary history with your resume?
At one point I hit $110k, still in the previous century, and I decided that I didn't want to include a salary history with me resume. Most DBA jobs were paying in the $80-90k range and a fairly large pay cut might turn off some companies. They might assume that I'd just be looking for the next $100k job as soon as I could.
That wasn't the case, but it's a legitimate concern at times. There are people that I've felt would leave for a better paying job quickly. And there are times I might have thought of it, though I've always tried to give at least a 1 year committment.
So these days I don't provide salary history, even if it's asked for. What about the rest of you?
Steve Jones
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