Job Advice

Hi ppl, I need your advice

I am currently working as a ASP programmer, I like
the ppl I work with and the job is nice, but I dont get
a lot of job satisfaction here, but apart from that
I am very comfortable here

Another company in our building offered me a job
as a PHP developer, I know the programmer, and
he seems like a nice guy to work with.

I dont know if I should take the job, even though
the salary is substantially more, I dont know a lot
about PHP, and I am very comfortable at the place
I am working now, but on the other hand, learning
PHP is never a bad idea, and it will expand my knowledge.

I am only 23 ATM, and would like to make the best
decision for my future.

Any ideas, comments?

Cheers
Jako

I think ASP is going become more and more a niche technology
and that if you can get a pay rise to learn PHP, well... I'm 38 and
if it was me, I'd take it.

hi nf if ur good in asp then u will not face problem in php..at any time in life u can learn PHP.i think future is in asp.....so instead of php learn those things which is related to asp.
at this age u dont think of salary......its my thinking......

If you are talking ASP.NET then yeah, theres probably a future in
it, ASP isn't going to go away, there are waaaay to many sites
built in it for that, but less and less new sites will be built in it as
the coding methods it allows become more and more obsolete.

yeah elija i m talking about net technology....

Thanx for the input guys!

@Elija: what do you mean by niche technology?
that its slowly going to fade out?

@Guddu: I need to think about salary at this stage
I want to move out next year, and it will give me
the necesarry bump I need to make it

I don't think ASP is going to go away, but less and less new sites
are going to be built with it. Newer technologies will take over.

This means that there will be less and less work. That's why I'm
starting to look at ASP.NET, which I'm not sure I like as much.

thanx!
Its still a difficult decission to make

I hope I make the right one, will let you know
what I decide to do

hey NF, just take the job...Don't think about salary, because you are also mentioning satisfactory..First get some satisfaction out of ya job and then worry about salary. Just show this guy you are good in your job and your salary will automatically rise..

I say go for it!

I'm 25, and on my 3 job - second go around on one company.

You already know ASP, so even if you leave to do PHP it isn't like you are forgetting all that knowledge of ASP.

If you do take the job, make sure you leave on good terms, give two weeks, offer to help out after that if needed on a contract basis. That way you can always come back.

Good luck!

NF, hello! nice to see you around again..
I don't have a great experience but I'll tell you my opinion..
If at the job you are now there is a prospect to place you in a
better potition in the future and increase your salary(which is
the most important!that's why you are working for!) I'd tell
you to stay otherwise go for the new one!

hey DR,

you make a good point, but its weird,
both companies are very small, only 1-2 programmers
so there is not much room for moving up
in either of them

I am sending my CV tonight and going to see what
he says.

Anyone have a good template for a CV, mine
is a bit stale

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