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Hi All,
Regulars should remember this post from Wednesday The Lounge - CodeProject[^] re: the company that wanted to interview me, well I think it went well, the guy who turned up (MD, owner) started to talk about one of their projects they were having issues with, it turned out to be similar to a problem I had and solved before so I was taken back to the Work Shop shown the problem and came up with a solution (or where to ask the question). It was good as he was talking about 1206, 0805 & 0603 compnents I mentioned that I worked with 0402 and showed him one the PCBs I had as a prop. Seems good as he wants a second meeting... Now the money question... 
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Hope all goes well. I would hate to find a job at my age.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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I get calls or emails every day about this job or that job. I absolutely hate/despise the interview process, so I turn 'em all down. I have no time/desire to be tested, or to be asked absurd brain teaser questions.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I usually specify "Lots of it", or, "Whatever you had in mind, increase by 50%".
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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"We'll be paying you in guns and ammo." 
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Good for you!
Hope it goes well - did you find out why it was in a cafe?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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When I saw the office, I understood! 
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A little tiny, I take it! 
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Well the entire way there I was being told about how they moving to larger premises, When I got there the pick and place machine had to be rolled out the way to get to the office! Cramped!! 
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Pick'n'place - PTH, or SMT? If it had to be rolled, that suggests it's an auto jobbie rather than manual, which is good!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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SMT, type I had used before (with mixed results). Ahh the 'fun of loading tubes with components! 
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Getting hands on is a very good sign in my experience, at least if can respond to all their questions properly.
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Well the fact I soldered 0603 compnents by hand (badly!) and was a little nervous of having to do 0402 by had with a microscope seemed to impress...Also I think previous (if there were previous) canditates must have looked horrified when assembler was mentioned...
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Oh.... You were expecting US to pay YOU?
I think there was a little misunderstanding.
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Please don't say thing like that...
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All seriousness aside, good luck, it sounds like fun.
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Cheers!
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glennPattonBackInThePUB wrote: Now the money question
How much are you making now (And how long will it last.) versus what you will be making if you accept.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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To answer the now question £0, probably along time...
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With my eyes 1206 is it for me, 0402 is a spec of dust.
Good luck, I hope you're 'out of the pub' soon!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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When I was learning 0402 I coughed and the tray of components was gone!!
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Ouch!
I can definitely see how that could happen!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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For the money question, do NOT bid against yourself.
Ask them for their offer.
Have a reasonable Idea.
Have them lay out all of their benefits.
Consider everything together. Tweak what you want.
In the end, get it in writing.
Many times, I have requested more vacation time (paid) to compensate for a lower offer than I like, and they cannot fix the amount the way I like.
Don't take the job if their offer makes you want to choke them!
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