[kermitology]

There are two things to consider here generally.

First is the pay, second is the experience.

Is the pay FAIR? My first job offer was insulting. The company claimed to use the APEGGA salary survey, so I checked it out, and they were going to pay me for an A- job type (that's an intern wage). I refused to be paid so low, so I tried to negotiate, but they refused to negotiate.

While I was taking more time to consider their stance, another offer came in. It met my minimum requirements for pay, but the experience was going to be great. I took it, worked for just over a year and managed to get enough experience that I landed an offer from a California competetor. Now, in that interview one of the guys said I lied on my resume about what I've done, so I decided not to take that job.

In December I got an interview with my current company, landed the job, but once again I was getting paid less than I was hoping. But I took all my experience, applied it, and now I'm a core element to a project that is saving my company more than $1MM/year. (So I'm hoping for a nice raise)

In your youth it's all about finding a good mentor, and building up your skills so that you can get more money down the road. I've got lots of time to make money, but the more I know how to do, and the better I am at doing it, the more opportunities I can take advantage of in the future.

That or you can sell your soul to the devil, devise a strict plan of 5 years in Ft. Mac where you DON'T DO ANYTHING other than work, and retire early.