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Most people are being paid well enough for the value they provide especially since income is not keeping up with inflation. Company are operating on a “lean” environment where they aren’t adequately staffed anywhere’s to get keep up with what is expected of them so people are quitting and the people that remain are stuck with all the responsibility thrown on their plate because companies think they can just run on skeleton crews and keep a successful company. Doesn’t happen. You want a successful company you need to be staffed adequately. If not people will just continue to quit and you are losing all that experience and institutional knowledge in the meantime with no replacements except new workers not trained nor any idea what the hell they are doing
In the long run the companies fail. You can’t sweep problems under the rug forever
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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We would all like more money, but yes, I feel that I am compensated well for what I do, usually getting the highest allowed percentage annual performance based increase.
Hourly pay could be higher, but the benefits are superior. I currently have 12 weeks of paid Sick Time (the max we are allowed), I accrue 2.77 hours of Vacation Time every week, and I receive 40 hours Personal Time every July 1. As long as there is no scheduling conflicts, I can pretty much take time off whenever. I'm actually off all this week.
I am about $20K- 30K under market for what I do. Most of my career the pay has been $5K to $10K under market, but I was able to live with that because of benefits. Over the last eight years the gap has grown significantly. I'm now too close to retirement to start over, but if I were 20 years younger, I'd be looking elsewhere.
On a side note, we have a hard time competing for new grads as well, for that same $20K delta. The benefits just don't make up for the pay difference any more.
Absolutely not. I do way more CYA than I do my ACTUAL job. My current job was supposed to be an upgrade from my previous one, but it has turned out to be the opposite.
Definitely when you factor in benefits. I get 7wks of PTO plus a pension and health Care for life when I retire. And get paid decently well - I could make 20k mode in private sector but it wouldn’t be more overall than that benefits package.
That said - compensation isn't even in the top 3 of my priorities with regards to a job. I'm not saying I'd work for free or way below market. But money isn't going to make certain problems go away.
Most of our issues at work isn't money related. Albeit that can certainly compound the issue we have to deal with.
I feel I am being paid adequately, and I have a huge amount of flexibility. I get $20/hr for web development & publishing, with unlimited overtime opportunities, 2 weeks paid vacation, 1 week paid holidays, 1 week paid sick leave, 1 hr paid lunch, and unlimited unpaid time off. I control my hours, and can work from home if I so desire.
I've only been here for two years. The only downside is no health insurance.
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