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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I worked for a SRO,, GSE, Big 4, Private Banking, Two Start-ups and a Regulator and a few name brand companies . I have a MBA and certifications. I am terrible at spelling, horrific handwriting, bad grammar, poor computer skills and no so good math. I am excellent at landing jobs, very good at picking up things “conversationally” meaning I can interview for a job I have zero knowledge of with 15 minutes prep time. My long term memory so so and I can’t read my handwriting anyhow and I need reading glasses to glance down at notes do can’t read even type written ones. Which gives me an amazing ability to “wing” things for hours on end and “run out the clock”. Meaning change subjects or let interviewer talk or chat about stories. DC thing I still find it funny the contract thing. I mean great you have a contract for a few years at a set salary. But no raises. Same salary for time of contract. Then bonus is zero and tops if good 3 percent than match in retirement is 5 percent which is ok but five year vesting. I honestly am missing something. Tell me I basically get no raise, basically can’t get fired and bonus so small hardly matters. I like to work and can see it would be a challenge to be motivated. How the heck do you get staff to work. And guess what some jobs need a “figure head” some jobs need a “players coach” some jobs need folks with a large network to bring in folks, know vendors. Know regulators. Or maybe “buying a resume”. Or a sales person. Writing and computer skills don’t hire me. I don’t need a stepping stone. I am more concerned a job brings down my resume. Some jobs I would do low pay. I got called for an interview CIA. Seemed cool. But the on line assessment was a nightmare of SAT type questions on a Timer thing and weird puzzle type things. I actually paused and told them no thanks. That was a junior job. And salary no so great. Too old for real benifits to kick in But now I actually want to work in DC or Fed work and I really can’t afford to. It literally was my 2005 salary. I was told they comp jobs vs other Fed or state jobs. I get it. Explains why so many dual income feds you can’t live on one salary. Quasi govt places like Finra. Swift GSEs pay well, they you have low paid start ups with lottery ticket if ipo, then higher paid regulators. Then private. I find it shocking that feds way back in 1988 cut FERs but did not raise salary. [/quote] Then just don't take the job already. What's with the repeated, rambling posts trying to convince the world their salary offers are unreasonable?[/quote]
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