Ever feel like you're not making enough for what you do?

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Red
I work for a company with roughly 100 employees. Our company billed $25 million last year, it's privately owned.

I was promoted in February to the Sales department. Between February and May, last month, I spent a lot of time coordinating trade shows, developing marketing materials (anything from catchy post cards to promotional item design, etc), designing powerpoint presentations for the President... coordinating his Public Relations events (donations, golf outings, etc).

I designed a program to evaluate some of our vendors and it has really taken off. Now, they've made me a salesman as well. Do mostly phone sales along with all of the duties I mentioned above, but they are interested in having me travel soon.

I graduate from NKU next May, and I am really loving all of this experience and resume building they are providing me with, but I'm only making $13/hr. I've talked to some family members who are making 5 to 6 times more than me who do less work. They just tell me it's because of my age.

Anyone else work in sales/marketing/PR and have any idea what my type of work typically pays?

EDIT: Typos

Right away I would say you are woefully underpaid. How much experience do you have in that field? How long have you been working in this capacity? People I work with who do that for a living make at least 50k. Still, if you are young and inexperienced this kind of experience will be invaluable. Stick it out until you graduate and then demand compensation more fitting to your level of responsibility.

 

You'll never think you're making enough. You're a greedy westernized bastard.
Give up.

 

[Landroval]

Well, just keep kicking ass and building your resume, it will pay off for you.

 

[StageLeft]

It's not just your age, and without comparing very similar jobs it's impossible to say you do more for less money. I know lots of people who do very little and make good money. I also know of people who do a lot and make crap (next time you're in mcdonalds look at those poor bastards: they work far harder than I do and make next to nothing. Go to school, kids!).

Find others doing exactly what you're doing and see what they make. Bring it up to your employer when you think you can. If they think you're considering moving they will either give you a raise, or not, and if not they may start discreetly looking to replace you if they think you're looking elsewhere.

I do know a girl who was 26 making $32k/year doing something kind of like what you do, though. She had a degree and I thought she was underpaid, but I guess some jobs just a lot of people can do...

Better yet, interview with some other companies and see what kind of offers you get. Take those offers back to your management and let them know what you could be making elsewhere and that you'll have to leave if they don't at least match it.

dunno why I didn't say that. That's the best leverage and finding offers from elsewhere is the only true way to determine your worth. :thumbsup:

22 and you make over $10 an hour?

WAAAAH
stop whining.

I have been at the same place for over 25 years,and last year I did not make $40,000
including overtime.

What does your career really have to do with his? How relevant would it be if I told a guy I'm making $50k and he's making $70k, so I don't want to hear his whining and yet he put in 15 years in school, is top of his field, and works 80 hours/week? If somebody peaks at $24k before they retire and have no education and do some sorry job it's not very relevant to a skilled and educated individual.

Anyway, Red, you probably are badly underpaid, but without alternate offers to consider you'll never know...

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Red
I work for a company with roughly 100 employees. Our company billed $25 million last year, it's privately owned.

I was promoted in February to the Sales department. Between February and May, last month, I spent a lot of time coordinating trade shows, developing marketing materials (anything from catchy post cards to promotional item design, etc), designing powerpoint presentations for the President... coordinating his Public Relations events (donations, golf outings, etc).

I designed a program to evaluate some of our vendors and it has really taken off. Now, they've made me a salesman as well. Do mostly phone sales along with all of the duties I mentioned above, but they are interested in having me travel soon.

I graduate from NKU next May, and I am really loving all of this experience and resume building they are providing me with, but I'm only making $13/hr. I've talked to some family members who are making 5 to 6 times more than me who do less work. They just tell me it's because of my age.

Anyone else work in sales/marketing/PR and have any idea what my type of work typically pays?

EDIT: Typos

Right away I would say you are woefully underpaid. How much experience do you have in that field? How long have you been working in this capacity? People I work with who do that for a living make at least 50k. Still, if you are young and inexperienced this kind of experience will be invaluable. Stick it out until you graduate and then demand compensation more fitting to your level of responsibility.

If you're enjoying it, don't make a fuss yet. Wait and see what happens after you graduate. Make sure they know that you are graduating, and when. You may be pleasantly surprised. Or you may get another offer that you can't turn down.