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I'm completely new to NYC. I got a job offer in Manhattan recently. Des anybody have any suggestion of where to live for a family of two? Also, what salary range I should be expected to live comfortable in NYC?

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I have a phone interview with Google about one month from now. They ask me to refresh my basic data structure and algorithm. Does anybody have any Google interview experience? Do you guys have any recommended reading sources for this? Thanks

Hi, I've been working for this company almost 4 years. Starting pay was 70K. I got raises a twice (about 2-2.5% each) so now I am at about 75K. I've been doing java for server side most my life. I've been also coding/leading .NET for thick client app for about 3 years (Office plugin and WinForm mostly). Always get the jobs done and hear good praises from management but I feel like the pay sucks. Now with base + bonus it's about 80 - 85K. Am I starting to wonder if I get ripped off for staying here and not asking for a big raise. Or is it the right pay here in Houston?

Hi, I have been in enterprise development with Java for 5 years. I consider myself senior (in my skill that is, not just number of years I put in). I'm still very interested in writing code and designing software. I have great review from the management. But I have a feeling like if I just keep doing what I'm doing now (for a very big investment firm, non-trading activities) I could never earn the kind of money I wanted to. It seems like enterprise developer like me always seem to be a cost/expense to an organization rather than a source of revenue.

So I am thinking about what to do if I want to get a big salary jump. I can ask for a big raise (been here 5 years but the annual raise not that big) but I doubt it could help. Or I can just start over again in a new firm. I just need to make sure whatever firm I chose to work for, I want to be a source of revenue generating, not just an IT "expense". In my opinion, software companies like MS, google , Oracle always treasures their engineering staff better than the business staff. Or I can consider working for a consultant firm since I bring home the money for them as well.

I'd like to hear your opinions. Thank you