I'm finished my associates in a semester. Why would I leave now? I will leave when I have my A.S. Maybe I can make some more $$$$ with that. I will be transferring to a 4 year school next fall.
I'm finished my associates in a semester. Why would I leave now? I will leave when I have my A.S. Maybe I can make some more $$$$ with that. I will be transferring to a 4 year school next fall.
As far as what you should do..... you should keep looking and find another job fast. One thing about your first email is that you were clear about what you needed to be satisfied. Saying anything else to them is pretty useless. If you decide to ignore that advice and talk to them anyway, please do it in person. If you've been doing all that you say you've been doing with 2 years experience and an associates degree, you should have no problem finding more money elsewhere.
Call in sick 30 min. before work tomm. and see if they send and email upping the ante to 12.50. 
Originally posted by: bctbct
Call in sick 30 min. before work tomm. and see if they send and email upping the ante to 12.50.
I don't know if I can do that. I need the $$$.
find a better job and then quit your current one.
they're a bunch of asshats (freaking giving you a 50 cent raise)
they're a bunch of asshats (freaking giving you a 50 cent raise)
It's great to hear you plan on getting the 4 year degree. If you don't get it, it is very likely you will be paid poorly compared to colleagues who may know and contribute less than you but got their degrees.
I worked with a few people who never finished school due to getting job offers and it is now hurting them salary wise. Plus they're older now and don't want to have to go back to school. Just make sure that doesn't happen to you.
It'd be very hard for me to just quit without another job. I have bills man. I hope to find another job within a week since I decided I'm willing to work in Philly (1 hr away).
I make 15. I dont' take lower than that really. If you're good at what you do, and dependable, let your work speak for you
sao123
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Dollar amounts are relative... $15 per hour in rural pennsylvania is a lot... $15 per hour in NY or California is peanuts... You have to factor in the cost of living for the region to truthfully determine your pay value. Like i said just be happy he got anything... and to OP stop comparing to what everyone around you does or made... all employment is not equal.
BoomerD
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Unleess he's going to move, the OP needs to factor in commuting costs as well. It can be pretty expensive driving an hour each way (more in heavy traffic) both in gas and increased vehicle maintenance costs, as well as the extra toll on the body & spirit. Some days, commuting isn't bad, but there are those days, where it seems to take forever to get home. Traffic accidents can leave you sitting in a parking lot, on what was the freeway/expressway/tollway, etc., and make a bad commute even worse.
To justiy that much of a drive, it would take quite a bit more for me to quit a job and start commuting, unless I absolutely hated the job.
To justiy that much of a drive, it would take quite a bit more for me to quit a job and start commuting, unless I absolutely hated the job.
EKKC
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if you want more money, jump to another company
case in point, my raises:
started working 1999 as intern
graduated. got full time job in same company august 2001
2002, 20% raise.
2003, 7% raise,
2004, 4% raise :roll:
2005, worked my ass off wanting a promotion since i was at the high end of my pay grade. but ended up with 2% raise, :|
fed up, left and got new job, 21% raise :laugh:
2006, didnt like job, quit and got another one, 40% raise :Q
now 2006 over before leaving first job in 2005 = 70% raise
all bonuses are not calculated, would close in to 90% range if i did include it
so, leave your friggin suck ass job if you want a decent raise
case in point, my raises:
started working 1999 as intern
graduated. got full time job in same company august 2001
2002, 20% raise.
2003, 7% raise,
2004, 4% raise :roll:
2005, worked my ass off wanting a promotion since i was at the high end of my pay grade. but ended up with 2% raise, :|
fed up, left and got new job, 21% raise :laugh:
2006, didnt like job, quit and got another one, 40% raise :Q
now 2006 over before leaving first job in 2005 = 70% raise
all bonuses are not calculated, would close in to 90% range if i did include it
so, leave your friggin suck ass job if you want a decent raise
There's a train station 5 minutes from my house that takes you right into Philly. A monthly commuter pass is around 100/Mo. This is a good option because I'd be able to knock out most of my homework and studying on the ride to/from work. Any decent raise would easily cover the 100/mo.
The only thing is it's fscking hard to find a job where you can't work fulltime. I can work everyday except wednesdays I have class at 2. I think I'm going to call the schools I'm thinking of transferring to and seeing if they accept online creds. If so, I'm going to switch some of my classes online so I'm available to work FT.
Dude my wife makes almost 11 @ walmart there are jobs out there called TRADE JOBS and while they may not require a sdegrere or LABOR they require a skill.
As I look around my office no one make less than about 13 and most of them do not have degrees. I make well more than that and have no degree. both guys that work for me make more than 11 and neither has a degree. What we do posess is skill that was learned. The problem is that people want that 60K a year right out of college or high school and that is just not how the owrld works. You need to gain skill and EXPEREINCE to get good pay.
Now the OP mentioned that he is attending college and my question is when? only at night? Is he part time? I am guessing there is a little more to this story then we are hearing.
Right now, I'm full time. When school starts back up I am scheduled to work everyday 9:30-5:30, except wed. I will work 9:30-1. During school I work about 35 hours a week. I'd work more if I could pull a saturday or something, but we recently started closing on sat. to save the company money. I'm a fulltime student.
Not if you have a skill. Being able to repair computers is one such skill. For the work he's doing, he should be making a lot more.
That's not an option. I already have 4k in loans. I have to work! I refuse to graduate with 30k in unnecessary loans. Many people have worked their way through school and I can do it too.
MrDudeMan
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- Jan 15, 2001
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you could do it that way, and then lose the best years of your life. i work in the summer and go to school when i am supposed to be going to school. you will regret this when you get older if you have the chance to do it another way. i am grateful of my situation and the fact that i can quit work during fall/sping. after college, all you have to look forward to is work until you get old...think about it.
postmortemIA
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it is easier to pay off loans with $20+ per hour than with half of that. School loan is lifetime investment. $30K is like a better new car...
My advice... stay away from low paying jobs, instead build future even if it hurts in the beginning. Because you're gonna work 40 more years, and think of earning potential with 4yr degree and without it. Avg engineer US salary is $73K.
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