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Anonymous wrote:45 yr old SAHM yearly salary $0

benefits of seeing my kids grow up and being with them when they need and not worry about deadlines at work = priceless

downside of my job my 8 yr old telling "if you get a job Mom, we would have more money" = it's time to polish the resume.

My husband stays at home with the kids. Our 2.5 year old believes that "daddies don't go to work".

How sad. He will probably marry a fat girl who will work two jobs to support him. If your child is female then she will be the fat girl.

Not nearly as sad as an adult who attempts to boost his/her self esteem by insulting the children of strangers on the Internet.

I did not insult her children, I insulted her husband, stay at hone dads, and fat girls with black and trailer trash boyfriends. Get it right.

WOW! You are really evil and cruel and must be quite unbalanced to say something to hateful in response to such a sweet cute comment. What a despicable human being hiding behind your computer screen and how incredibly offensive. Are you really that dumb and rude not to see something sweet in the fact that for my (incredibly smart, well balanced) child to believe that "daddies stay home and take care of the kids" time has changed from the days when kids thought that their mothers couldn't work outside of the home (which was largely the case when I was a kid). BTW my amazing husband (presumably you are jealous because your husband won't even go out alone with the kids let alone be the primary caretaker) also works. I have to admit that nasty, bitchy comment is a new low for me on DCUM. I hope you are proud of yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:45 yr old SAHM yearly salary $0

benefits of seeing my kids grow up and being with them when they need and not worry about deadlines at work = priceless

downside of my job my 8 yr old telling "if you get a job Mom, we would have more money" = it's time to polish the resume.

My husband stays at home with the kids. Our 2.5 year old believes that "daddies don't go to work".

How sad. He will probably marry a fat girl who will work two jobs to support him. If your child is female then she will be the fat girl.

Not nearly as sad as an adult who attempts to boost his/her self esteem by insulting the children of strangers on the Internet.

I did not insult her children, I insulted her husband, stay at hone dads, and fat girls with black and trailer trash boyfriends. Get it right.

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Anonymous wrote:45 yr old SAHM yearly salary $0

benefits of seeing my kids grow up and being with them when they need and not worry about deadlines at work = priceless

downside of my job my 8 yr old telling "if you get a job Mom, we would have more money" = it's time to polish the resume.

My husband stays at home with the kids. Our 2.5 year old believes that "daddies don't go to work".

How sad. He will probably marry a fat girl who will work two jobs to support him. If your child is female then she will be the fat girl.

Not nearly as sad as an adult who attempts to boost his/her self esteem by insulting the children of strangers on the Internet.

Non-profit director. $118k. 42 yrs old. I broke $100k right when I turned 40.

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Anonymous wrote:45 yr old SAHM yearly salary $0

benefits of seeing my kids grow up and being with them when they need and not worry about deadlines at work = priceless

downside of my job my 8 yr old telling "if you get a job Mom, we would have more money" = it's time to polish the resume.

My husband stays at home with the kids. Our 2.5 year old believes that "daddies don't go to work".

How sad. He will probably marry a fat girl who will work two jobs to support him. If your child is female then she will be the fat girl.

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PR. My journalist husband makes about $20k as a freelance journalist and PR is really the only viable option to make decent money and still use his journalism skills. He's too principled to do it.

See, that's just silly (41 yo journo again, procrastinating on a story.) It's not like working in PR is akin to working for Kitten Killers of America or something; there's plenty of decent or at worst, completely neutral firms who need someone to promote their goods or services. There's no shame in it.

Is it only journalists who go through these mental contortions about "principles" when it comes to simply trying to earn a decent wage? I have a feeling doctors and lawyers don't get twisted up in all this...

Believe me, I know. I work in PR myself.

Anonymous wrote:45 yr old SAHM yearly salary $0

benefits of seeing my kids grow up and being with them when they need and not worry about deadlines at work = priceless

downside of my job my 8 yr old telling "if you get a job Mom, we would have more money" = it's time to polish the resume.

My husband stays at home with the kids. Our 2.5 year old believes that "daddies don't go to work".

PR. My journalist husband makes about $20k as a freelance journalist and PR is really the only viable option to make decent money and still use his journalism skills. He's too principled to do it.

See, that's just silly (41 yo journo again, procrastinating on a story.) It's not like working in PR is akin to working for Kitten Killers of America or something; there's plenty of decent or at worst, completely neutral firms who need someone to promote their goods or services. There's no shame in it.

Is it only journalists who go through these mental contortions about "principles" when it comes to simply trying to earn a decent wage? I have a feeling doctors and lawyers don't get twisted up in all this...

director, pr, non profit $90k. late 30s.

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Anonymous wrote:32, journalist, $40K. FML.

I feel you. 41, journalist, $73K. I feel stretched at my salary so I know it's worse for you. Ever dream of going to the "dark side?"

I'm curious, what's the dark side for a journalist? Fox?

PR. My journalist husband makes about $20k as a freelance journalist and PR is really the only viable option to make decent money and still use his journalism skills. He's too principled to do it.

wow I didn't realize how poor I am!

Anonymous wrote:Which are the big corporates in this area besides Capital One and Marriott?

There's a surprising number actually. AOL, Hilton, Ritz, SAIC, CSC Corp, Etrade has an office in Arlington I think. Corporate Executive Board and the sister company whatever its called. Blackboard and Google too. Rosetta Stone. AES. Comscore. GEICO. Verizon i think has an office in VA. Volkswagen has something somewhere too - cause they keep calling me about some job. General Dynamics and Danaher pop to mind. There's also a lot of corporates that do a lot of government business (Lockheed)... if you count those I imagine its another 10 or 20.

Which are the big corporates in this area besides Capital One and Marriott?

Anonymous wrote:32yo journalist here. Yes, the dark side is PR. I think about it every day. I know I'd hate it but the money is so much better.

41 yo journalist here: I think if you can find a cause you believe in -- or that you can at least stomach -- it wouldn't be so bad. Or at least that's what I'm telling myself. Twenty years in the biz and I'm just about ready to say goodbye. The bad stuff is starting to outweigh the good stuff, especially now that I have a kid I'd like to spend some time with every now and then.

Good luck to you and to all of us.

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Anonymous wrote:37 small business owner 50K. I work 450-500 hours a year.

DH is 38 and makes about 280K right now incl bonus. Salary is 220K.

He just got a big promo last week and his salary will go up to over 300K he thinks. Bonus will be between 80-100K.

What field? My max bonus right now is $60k... After my next promo it'll hit $100.. Can't wait - then I'll finally relax.

What do you do for a living?

I'm the 32 yo @ 190k from a few pages back. General mgmt, corporate America.

What type of management job offers $60k in annual bonus