If you had the opportunity to take a job that paid about 60% more than you're currently making, with the caveat that you had to take a temporary (around a year) step backward in technology or programming language, would you do it?
Allow me to elaborate a bit more.
I'm currently in a position where I've been doing .NET (ASP.NET in VB.NET syntax) with the 1.1 Framework for a little over two years.
I've done Classic ASP in the past, and did so for right around 4 years.
The opportunity that may come up is one where I would have to go back to doing Classic ASP for right around a year, then go back to doing .NET (not sure which framework, but I'm hoping 2.0) as the company wants to migrate over from Classic ASP to .NET.
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its been my expreience that when they say they're going to migrate to this or that, that they dont unless h*ll or high water comes along. fact of the matter is that most need a really good reason to port from one technology to another. we're having a big trouble moving from 1.1 to 2.0 simply because of the new asp.net project structure (or lack thereof).
60% is a pretty good jump in pay though. if nothing else, it's a good jump in pay. if you have to switch again fairly soon, you still have 60% higher wages to bargin with, and thats a nice place to be.
I've done that in the past, but have days where I want to stand up and walk out (even though everything else about the job is lovely, working with a crappy technology can sometimes drive you crazy).
answered 2 years ago by:
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You have a very good point with regard to the company actually migrating to .NET.
I figured if I could do some "side" stuff in .NET (I have SharpDevelop, so I could theoretically do some side stuff), to keep my skills sharp, and to keep my resume current.
A 2.0 Framework cert might not hurt, either.
A 60% jump is a big jump, and you're right, it would make me much more marketable from a salary standpoint..
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