It seems this job at NEXT just keeps getting more and more interesting.. So I was talking to a guy today who has been with NEXT for a little while. He works on an hourly basis, and he was saying that the best thing to do is to go to independent companies and say that you're an outside consultant. See, NEXT is basically a third party. Corporations pay them to use their trainers; NEXT keeps 2/3 of the profits, the trainers get 1/3. Of course this is nothing that should be too surprising- it's just basic business, really.

However, here's the thing.. I found out that the amount of money that can be made by just going to these places directly (IBM, Dell, Microsoft, etc.) is HELLA good. How much am I talkin? $45/hour. Please note, that's DOLLARS. IF a person works 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for a year like that, do you have any idea how much that comes out to? $87,500. No, you read that right. Never mind the fact that around here, you'd be a millionaire, but how many COLLEGE GRADS can claim that much salary in the US?? Sheesh. Screw America, if this works out, I'm stayin here! (KIDDING.)

PS.. I should have a new Pic of the Week tomorrow or so. I've started getting complaints about it not changing.