YAJT: Do you feel that you are fairly compensated for you work?

[her209]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Worst IT department EVAR.

Sure sounds like it.

 

[bctbct]

I am satisfied. I go the extra mile and that equates into higher profits but there comes a point where you can only make so much for what you do. But I rock compared to my counterparts and they make about the same.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: bctbct
I am satisfied. I go the extra mile and that equates into higher profits but there comes a point where you can only make so much for what you do. But I rock compared to my counterparts and they make about the same.

So are you saying you're at that plateau?

 

[bctbct]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: bctbct
I am satisfied. I go the extra mile and that equates into higher profits but there comes a point where you can only make so much for what you do. But I rock compared to my counterparts and they make about the same.

So are you saying you're at that plateau?

Yes, I am a super for a construction firm and I already make about what entry level people who would be my supervisors make( although my bennies are better). I think I made more than my last boss based on some of the comments he made.

 

[Engineer]

At times, I feel yes and at times, I feel no. Have looked around (a little) and jobs around seem to be worse (not money wise, but condition wise - example: more travel).

Besides, next year I go to 4 weeks paid vacation and up to 3 paid days for good attendance. Throw in 12 paid holidays and that's 35 paid days off per year (not including sick time but that counts against good attendance days)! 😀

Also, having been there nearly 14 years, sometimes the status quo just fits! 🙂

 

[Reckoner]

No, and I stay because everything requires 8 million years of experience.

 

[Otaking]

Nope, I don't feel like I'm fairly compensated.

However, I love my co-workers, our department is awesome, and my boss is really good at what he does, although he can be a strict slavedriver at times.

I plan on working at this job until I apply to Business School, so although i would like a raise, I'm not going to expect / demand one in the near future. This is by far the best job and employer I've ever had.

 

[BoomerD]

No...HELL NO! I had a superintendant once tell me that if you think you get paid what you're actually worth, you aren't worth having on the job. Only people who think (ancd prove) that they're worth MUCH more than they get paid are worth keeping. Otherwise, you're just a drag on the project. Do the minimum to get by, don't go the extra to get things done, etc...
I'm a union crane operator (or was until I got hurt a couple of years ago) and I NEVER worked for scale on a job. A GOOD employee proves his worth to the company, and even when your wages are governed by a union agreement, the better ones get paid more than the company is required to pay. My total package, (wages, plus benefits) is just over $50.00 per hour, and I'm always working on getting a bigger piece of the pie, by being more efficient at work, by getting my job done faster and safer than any one else can, by maintaining my rig properly with little or no down time, and by keeping my crews BUSY. I always prided myself on having a barge that was ship-shape at ALL times, with a rig and crew that was 1st place for quality and quantity of work...if they couldn't perform, they were gone, and if I couldn't perform, I expected the same.
Remember, there's always someone at the gate or door who wants your job, and is willing to work cheaper, so if you want to get more, you gotta give more...

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Do the minimum to get by, don't go the extra to get things done, etc...

But let's say you go the extra mile and the employer doesn't compensate you... do you work even harder or do you quit... or do you do your job half-assed?

 

[bctbct]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Do the minimum to get by, don't go the extra to get things done, etc...

But let's say you go the extra mile and the employer doesn't compensate you... do you work even harder or do you quit... or do you do your job half-assed?

You move on, never compromise your values because of someone else.

 

[cirthix]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
No...HELL NO! I had a superintendant once tell me that if you think you get paid what you're actually worth, you aren't worth having on the job. Only people who think (ancd prove) that they're worth MUCH more than they get paid are worth keeping. Otherwise, you're just a drag on the project. Do the minimum to get by, don't go the extra to get things done, etc...
I'm a union crane operator (or was until I got hurt a couple of years ago) and I NEVER worked for scale on a job. A GOOD employee proves his worth to the company, and even when your wages are governed by a union agreement, the better ones get paid more than the company is required to pay. My total package, (wages, plus benefits) is just over $50.00 per hour, and I'm always working on getting a bigger piece of the pie, by being more efficient at work, by getting my job done faster and safer than any one else can, by maintaining my rig properly with little or no down time, and by keeping my crews BUSY. I always prided myself on having a barge that was ship-shape at ALL times, with a rig and crew that was 1st place for quality and quantity of work...if they couldn't perform, they were gone, and if I couldn't perform, I expected the same.
Remember, there's always someone at the gate or door who wants your job, and is willing to work cheaper, so if you want to get more, you gotta give more...

:thumbsup:

 

[SuepaFly]

Undecided. When my job was stressful and I was working on a specific project, I got a raise. I think the compensation is okay, but I think the treatment there is not worth it. So on the treatment vs. compensation balance, I'd say treatment is winning... or rather losing.

 

[The Batt?sai]

well i'm already looking for another job 🙂

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Do the minimum to get by, don't go the extra to get things done, etc...

But let's say you go the extra mile and the employer doesn't compensate you... do you work even harder or do you quit... or do you do your job half-assed?

If you go above and beyond what is expected of you, and your boss doesn't compensate you in some way, find a new boss...I've quit a few otherwise good jobs over $$$. That is why we go to those places every day...$$$, NOT because we like it...Face it...we are ALL prostitutes... Maybe we don't get "used" in the traditional way, but we're still selling our bodies...trading our services for $$$
If you take pride in what you do, then always strive to make yourself the most valuable member of your crew. Whether you work construction like I have, or write code, or flip burgers...make yourself more valuable to your employer, and if your boss is "worth keeping", then he/she will compensate you for it...if not, move on, knowing that you gave them the best day's work, for a day's wages they ever had...

 

[6000SUX]

Originally posted by: AStar617
Not even close to fairly compensated, because I was hired from within. Company has recognized I was due for a "market adjustment" last year and it still hasn't happened. :|

I stay mainly because of the work environment itself. My group is good people (particularly my manager), I'm having some responsibilites added which equal job security, and the commute/shift works for me right now.

Originally posted by: 6000SUX
No. I make above-average wages, but I am the best there is in my technical area, so I can be said to have failed somewhat to capitalize on my ability.

I'm not staying-- going to law school in the fall. I stayed on this long only because it was what I knew best.

I'm wondering if we have known/worked with each other for years IRL... M, is that you?? :Q

No, sorry. I work for Raytheon in Massachusetts, and my first name starts with a "J". Here's hoping that you get what you deserve, raise-wise.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: 6000SUX
No, sorry. I work for Raytheon in Massachusetts, and my first name starts with a "J". Here's hoping that you get what you deserve, raise-wise.

Really? I know someone who works for El Segundo and she starts with a "V".

 

[SampSon]

Absolutely.

 

[illusion88]

No
Just counting days until I either get a raise or find something better. I just hate to quite a job without something lined up.

 

[her209]

Bump for the day crowd.

 

[Azurik]

Originally posted by: 6000SUX

Originally posted by: AStar617
Not even close to fairly compensated, because I was hired from within. Company has recognized I was due for a "market adjustment" last year and it still hasn't happened. :|

I stay mainly because of the work environment itself. My group is good people (particularly my manager), I'm having some responsibilites added which equal job security, and the commute/shift works for me right now.

Originally posted by: 6000SUX
No. I make above-average wages, but I am the best there is in my technical area, so I can be said to have failed somewhat to capitalize on my ability.

I'm not staying-- going to law school in the fall. I stayed on this long only because it was what I knew best.

I'm wondering if we have known/worked with each other for years IRL... M, is that you?? :Q

No, sorry. I work for Raytheon in Massachusetts, and my first name starts with a "J". Here's hoping that you get what you deserve, raise-wise.

Hey, my name also starts with a "J". Is yours John? I also work in MA and also for Raytheon... so does another member on here I had lunch with the other week. What location are you in? Department? Is it IDS?

 

[BatmanNate]

Like some others have posted before me, I feel that I am being compensated poorly for what I am worth at my full potential, however my full potential is seldom exploited so I don't lose any sleep over it. I actually rather enjoy the laid back pace and lack of stress, and it's enough to live and provide comfortably while focusing on the things that are more important to me.