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Are you Over or Under Paid?
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Posted 4 months ago
What is your services worth?
We all feel that we should be paid more for your time, at least on occasion. However, have you ever really sat down and compared what you do with your peers, took into account cost of living, and then looked at it from the point of view of an employer?
Does your employer use your skills to their fullest?
Do you truely earn what your employer pays you? (Do you do the work or spend your time slacking?)
And finally, what keeps you where you are?
Look at these and add any other things we should consider when we evaluate our jobs and selves. Are you Over or Under Paid?
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| Posted 4 months ago J2ten says ...
cost of living monthly: apartment- 625 2 unlimited use cell phones with nationwide calling- 100 electric- 80 to 95 cable/internet- 80 two monthly bus passes- 172 (courtesy of trimet's new fare increase this month) -OR- car with average monthly gas prices if vehicle already paid for (junker) [gas is 3.65/gallon, 30 gallon tank refilled 3 times, insurance, plus extra maintenance]- 550 -OR- car leased, etc (see above junker example)- 750 Food for 2 people- I can average about 240 just fine. (state says 300) TOTAL MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES AVERAGE- 1297 to 1650 or 9.89 to 12.89 hourly that's not including a fun budget or attempting to own a house..... I'd say I look for a job that pays me enough for my bills and a little bit of fun, so about 12 to 14 an hour. yes I have done the math for what I'm worth- I am worth a living wage, unless the job description calls for more than your average help desk. Then I'm worth more, like when I was case manager for 6 months, keeping track of 250 cases on average at all times, answering very busy phones, making call backs, using judgement calls, troubleshooting beyond my scope often for the "customer service" experience, working with fraud, repair shops, fed-ex, approval dept, Q.A.'s dept, assisting co-workers, and generally putting up with OBNOXIOUS management who didn't know how to run the project, and promised WAY more than they could deliver reasonably. OH, and only having half hour lunches. it's difficult to let go of someone screaming in your ear in less than half an hour (no eating at the desk, please) "I WANT MY MOUSE!!!!" 30 million times because some lowly regular tech wouldn't just send him one (wow, 5 dollar mouse....what a hard nose), and niether would the senior tech.
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| Posted 4 months ago Great note.
What is the standard pay for help desk in Portland area? On CBSalary.com I got average of $39,208 per year - yours was on the lower end of the pay scale at $27,040 (figured at $13.00 per hr straight) - note this is for basic Tech.
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| Posted 4 months ago yeah, about 12-16 dollars an hour, depending on the company and type of tech support. Sage software is 16 (but VERY small company, hiring about 4 people every 3-6 months), Healthnote 14 (also small, hiring 2 every 6-12 months), Stream 12 after first 3 months. Comcast 12, Hewlett Packard 14-16, ACS 9-10, Netflix 14, yahoo 14-16..... "And in the naked light I saw
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| Posted 4 months ago as for Unix, and Microhell, they usually require more experience then I have, and at least one programming language... "And in the naked light I saw
"Feed your Head"- White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane |
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| Posted 4 months ago I am adequately paid for my skills. When checking various sources I am somewhat below the "average" sys admin salary for my region, but I am a junior admin with lots to learn so I am okay with that. |
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| Posted 4 months ago VERY briefly I worked as a tech support agent in a call center for $11.55/hr. When they issued an edict requiring us to login in, log out AND read all work-related email and handouts on our personal time, sans compensation, I couldn't get away fast enough. I was one of 2 women in a building full of grown men who were happily reliving puberty, and though I was able to ignore most of the abuse, it was not a comfortable environment. |
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| Posted 4 months ago Can you point me towards websites that have IT pay statistics? I'm a self-employed (traveling) PeopleSoft func/tech financials consultant |
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| Posted 4 months ago I feel I am overpaid for what I do, but underpaid for my skills, if that makes any sense. |
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| Posted 3 months ago That makes sense. Not every job you end up working utilizes all the skills you've learned and have at your disposal. srizzi says ...
"And in the naked light I saw
"Feed your Head"- White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane |
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| Posted 2 months ago Underpaid.. its hard to even find a real job now a days which offers health and dental insurance in my state the unemployment rate is about 14%, I could probuly flip burgers or something but i know I am much more capable and dont want to go from 17/hr to 10/hr. I know what my talents are worth , theres just no jobs or they are too far to drive too everyday from my location. I keep getting contract offers but need something perm or a chance to go temp to perm and proove myself in the company. Right now I deserve 16-17/hr with benefits.
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| Posted 2 months ago jamesspeer says ...
$10 an hour to flip burgers? what state do you live in? It's $8 an hour here in Oregon, (minimum wage). At this point (with only 11 weeks of Unemployment left and unemployment still being disasterous) I think I'm going to take that idea and go apply at burger king or something today. Maybe I'll apply at burgerville too...at least it will pay rent, most bills (I'll have to cancel cable) and put food in my mouth. I have no pride anymore... ...The only comfort is the moving of the river... "And in the naked light I saw
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| Posted 2 months ago What is your services worth?
According to the US government my job is worth 48,000. to 68,000.
We all feel that we should be paid more for your time, at least on occasion. However, have you ever really sat down and compared what you do with your peers, took into account cost of living, and then looked at it from the point of view of an employer?
Does your employer use your skills to their fullest?
My previous employer did not use all of my skills, so I used them for the employer
Do you truly earn what your employer pays you? (Do you do the work or spend your time slacking?)
I gave my employer a lot of intellectual property to use, a painting of squares just sold recently in Russia for millions of dollars...how is art equivalent to what someone is willing to pay?
And finally, what keeps you where you are?
I stayed there until I got laid off, even though I felt I was underpaid I liked the people who employed me and the people I worked with, and around.
Look at these and add any other things we should consider when we evaluate our jobs and selves. Are you Over or Under Paid?
I was underpaid but if not for my friends and family, I would not have been able to survive alone. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago I think I am under paid at the moment. Cost's more and more to live every day |
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| Posted 7 days ago i would like to be able to get pay a lil more i work in a call center under contract for comcast and i make around 600 every 2 weeks. but the benefits are great cant whine about that. but for my services i think i should get more since i got to deal with angry customers and all that. but at the same time i understand since the job im doing is basic networking so lest say i would be making around 9k a year with this job soon ill be done with my certification and degree and get a better job. :) |