JeffT, At 14:09 10/31/2005, you wrote: >On Oct 31, 2005, at 2:58 PM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: > >>Benefits! ...health care/retirement/ > >These are NOT free at most places - merely reduced, and are very different >from employer to employer. Very true, and these permutations should be addressed in any article which purports to enlighten any hopeful job applicant. > Does the value of the benefits pay for the loss of income? YMMV, I suppose. 25 years ago I took what looked like a 25% pay cut from my estimated. >>reduced vehicle mileage, etc. Me very lucky living so close to campus that I can easily walk. ;-} >Reduced mileage, but absolutely NO income tax deduction either. That 48 >cents a mile would come in handy for commuters too. It kicks in completely for "moonlighting". If you do a tuning on your way home, at least _that_ part of the commute is covered. Conrad Hoffsommer Early to rise: early to bed; Makes a man healthy, and socially dead.
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