RE: An HP Position is Open in Texas [License Reviewer, IndustrialLicens ing Program]

[garyi@trinityphysics.com]

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with Floyd, but I want to comment on the word "deserve" 

and a couple of other things.  Knowing that a person has a PhD or MS or BS really tells 

you very little about that person.  For proof, just peruse the Radsafe archives.  Some of 

the more stupid and prejudiced comments on this forum come from people with 

academic credentials higher than a BS.  



Now, completely apart from an individual's qualifications, nobody deserves money just 

because they spent more time in school. Salary ought to be commensurate with 

performance, rather than what one deserves academically.  But the reality is neither of 

these.  The reality is that big salaries are taken, not earned, by those willing to push and 

shove till they get to the front of the line.  Once there, they usually hire someone else to 

do the work while they look after their salary.



Ok, so I'm ranting.  Its only because a single photon struck my brian and induced a 

cancerous train of thought.



-Gary Isenhower





On 28 May 2004 at 10:22, Flanigan, Floyd wrote:



> it is. There appears to be a huge curve in the pay for very similar

> work in our field. With a B.S. you can pull down almost the same money

> as an M.S. and in some cases a P.H.D. I don't think this is in keeping

> with the remuneration matching the qualifications. People with higher

> degrees than mine obviously have worked harder and longer to augment

> their qualifications and deserve more money. And as for the

> responsibilities required of some very low paying positions, I just

> can't make the numbers jive. I realize I am very fortunate to do what

> I do and get paid relatively well for it, but at the same time I can't

> help but marvel at those who have twice the responsibility and make

> half the money. Your level of dedication (meaning the affore mentioned



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