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June 29, 2005 How many people are in jobs where they feel they are being underpaid? I bet you that you could find someone right in your office who feels that they are underpaid. Think of yourself. Do you feel that you are underpaid? I used to have that conversation with myself about being underpaid. I don’t have that conversation anymore. It is not because it is not something that I think about. It is just that I have decided that what I make may never be what I believe that I am worth in terms of money. I can think that my work is the best I have done in years and then have it torn down in minutes. I could think that my work is the best that it can be for something that I have never done before and have it torn down in minutes. It no longer is a question about whether I am being paid what I am worth but more to the point do I know what I am worth. Recently, someone that I know handed in his resignation letter because he had been promised a raise that he hadn’t received. He walked right into his boss’s office and handed it in. But his boss didn’t accept the letter. Instead, he immediately gave him his raise and his bonus. Here is an example of a person who knows what they are worth in terms of their job. This person works long hours, and works hard, rarely complains and takes a lot that he probably doesn’t have too from both his co-workers and his clients. But, he does it with aplomb. The fact that he even handed it in shows that he knows what he is worth. A couple of years ago another co-worker tried the same tactic. She handed in her resignation in hopes that she would receive a raise. However, unlike the person above, she wasn’t given her raise and lost her job. But just like the person above, she worked hard, long hours and didn’t complain about many of the things that happened to her. She knew her worth but wasn’t valued for it. There was also this person who has been working for the same company for a couple of years. This person feels that she is grossly underpaid for what she does. Here she is someone who has worked for the company and knows it from the ground up. She could probably tell you things that even the bosses don’t know. However, she isn’t paid half of what she feels she should be paid. She has asked for a raise and was given a pat on the head instead. That is how she felt it was because it was only to keep her quiet she felt. She is still working for them, but now she watches to see whether or not she is really going to stay if she doesn’t get paid what she is worth. In most businesses today, there is a question of salary. How much should you pay someone? And if you pay this person such an amount, would you have to pay someone else that amount? A lot of companies are now hiring people that they do not have to provide benefits for, or people who are hired out from agencies. These agencies are responsible for their benefits. This allows them to pay the person less than they would have paid someone who would receive benefits. There are a lot of questions about salary, benefits and retirement. Many companies are buying out persons who have been working for years allowing them to cut back on pay for others and hire people for less money. In fact, big companies have given persons with 30 years or more packages that allows them to retire early. This is the way they make room for persons who work the same amount of hours for less pay. Is this fair, particularly if the people who they are hiring are not being paid an amount that reflects their capabilities and their work ethic? Back to the question I asked at the beginning. Are you being paid what you are worth? I have given you three very different scenarios. All of the people valued their work product highly and felt they should be compensated for same with three very different endings. How do you value yourself in your job? Are you being paid what you are worth? I bet you if you take time to answer that question, you may be surprised by your answer. ------------ About the author Nicole Harmon: I am an apsiring mystery writer currently working on my first novel. I work full time but I am looking for a literary agent to represent my and my work. I live in New Jersey. Email: nefertiti_harmon@yahoo.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com. Please link to this article rather than copying and pasting it onto your site (which would be unauthorized and illegal). |
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