Dale Atchley:  

Life After working as a Systems Administrator at USU for almost a year, I graduated with a Bachelors' Degree in Computer Science. I approached my employers at the university and informed them that I should be getting paid more now. They informed me that in order to get a pay raise I needed to get a job offer from another company and then they would make a counter-offer. So after exactly three job interviews I got a job offer from RR Donnelly here in Logan, UT. The university made their counter-offer, but they came in $9000/year less than Donnelly. So two weeks after they told me to get a job offer from someone else, I started work at my new job. The university was only willing to give me a $4000 raise, but now wants to hire 6 full time salaried employees at $32,000 each to replace me. Funny thing is that everybody they offer the job to declines because they get offered more money elsewhere. They have only been able to hire one replacement person. I am now a programmer in the print business. We do custom programming on things like Verizon bills, Qwest bills, Credit Card applications, Insurance Applications, and just about anything else that is mailed out in bulk in the U.S. We have a mailing facility right in our building that is responsible for almost half of all mail that is sent nationally on an annual basis. My job change has also made it possible for us to buy a house. We are buying a house and will move into it at the end of September. It is a 5 bedroom, 2 bath home that is half a mile from my new job. There is a swing set built into the back yard for the kids and lots of space for woodworking projects. I used to be a Systems Administrator at Utah State University. I put off college graduation a few semesters so that I could take that job promotion. Other jobs that I have done on campus are: Network Security Team member(Yes I know. Most of you never figured me to be on the good side of the law!), Network Manager, and Computer Hardwar...Expand for more