Questions tagged [salary]
For questions about fixed monetary compensation, distinct from hourly wages, piece wages, bonuses, and non-cash compensation.
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Extremely high expectations from my employer but extremely low salary, how do I deal with this issue?
I am not trying to compare myself with anyone but the guy getting assigned almost zero tickets per day is earning 30% more than me who is getting assigned ~10 tickets everyday. It's not fair at all. ...
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Salary at workplace [closed]
Is it fair for a new employee or an existing employee ( let's say they have been with the company 10 yrs)to make the same amount as an employee that's been with the company for almost 20 years? ...
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Employed by 2 companies with one Director at the same time?
I am a Senior Office Administrator. I have been employed by 2 companies with one director for the past 5.5 years. My salary was split between both companies 50% / 50%
I was employed by Company A. ...
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I felt mistreated during the interview. How should I proceed?
In this round, we discussed the technical solutions I provided. I am confident in my expertise in this area.
While the interviewer pointed out some minor errors, which I anticipated due to the time ...
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Threatened to be sent home without pay due to slow work day by company with military contract [closed]
I work for a company that has a military contract and they often threaten us with the fact that we aren't guaranteed a 40 hour work week and that they can send us home early without pay if they want. ...
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Why would employee be paid less than contractor?
I am currently working as an external contractor in a technology company in Switzerland with a role of software test engineer. The current employment is hourly-based with a very competitive salary, ...
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Huge gap in promotional increase comparitive to team members
I began a new position at the end of October last year, leaving an underpaid and overworked role at my previous company. During the interview process, I conducted research on platforms like Glassdoor ...
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PTO listed as monetary amount in my offer, contributing to my final salary figure. Shouldn't it be paid on top of my normal salary?
I was recently promoted at my workplace and went from hourly to salary with what seems like a nice pay bump. However, I am regretting not asking these questions that I'm now thinking about post ...
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Pay Transparency Law broken by company that hired me in Connecticut. Recourse?
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Applied to a company, got hired for a below average salary for my profession, realized they broke a law by not disclosing the salary range for the position. Can I do anything about it?
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Salary Range Negotiation [duplicate]
Suppose a company advertises a salary range between $80K-$200K. If a person is given a job offer with a salary of $100K, is it usually very difficult for him to negotiate an offer of say $190K ...
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Not paid agreed money for training after quitting position
I was employed for a very short time for a part-time job which has paid training. I did 8 hours over a week, I realised it wasn't really working out for me as I disagreed with the practices there. I ...
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Requesting Salary Outside of Advertised Range
Suppose a job applicant applies for a job that has an advertised salary range between $100K - $130K for the sake of argument. Is it, generally speaking, very difficult to negotiate a salary of $140K ...
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Manager wants me to attend work at a different area for remote work (far away)
I work 3 days with my team, and 2 days a week at a far away campus (think an hour and a half) my work is fully remote, I'm a data analyst for a large school with 5 campuses. I'm being paid the lower ...
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negotiated job offer and am I being ghosted now?
I was offered a job and I negotiated the terms of the base salary last Monday. I have sent an email on Friday and called this Tuesday for an update.
Unfortunately, I have not heard back from the HR. ...
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I felt like I don't have any future
I am already 32 years old. I worked as a cashier for 3 yrs, 10 yrs ago. After I gave birth, I decided to stay at home to focus with my child. I am single parent by the way. Fortunately, I found an ...
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Is it common for a contracting agency to share my pay rate with the client?
So I'm in a contract to perm job. I was hired by an agency and get an hourly rate to work for a company. I'm expecting to be offered a permanent position with the company in October. I'm wondering how ...
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Why won’t prospective employers negotiate salary?
I see all the time that you should never accept the first salary offer from a prospective employer and instead try to negotiate for something higher.
I’ve tried to do this many times, but I’ve simply ...
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Negotiation for new grad offer as a graduate student with 3+ years of prior relevant industry experience
I'm an international graduate student in the US and my internship has converted to a full-time offer, offering a new grad role as an SRE. I have 3+ years of experience in the field before I enrolled ...
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How to Deal with a Job Offer If Currently Working
How can someone handle an unofficial job offer from Company A while already employed at Company B, especially when they haven't been informed about the salary and benefits offered by Company A?
Should ...
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Incentives to IT Engineers completing certifications successfully
I have a team of 6 IT engineers and would like to establish a good incentive model for them.
At the current state we are paying an amount to each certification acquired.
Is there any other way the ...
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What to do when the employer doesn't want to share the salary range for a position?
While interviewing for jobs, I found some employers which were not willing to share their salary range for a position I was interviewing for. When I asked them: "What is the salary range for this ...
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discussion with manager regarding salary disparity
I was hired a few years ago as a Senior Engineer and was excited to accept the offer, the pay was much better than my previous job so I accepted the new offer without negotiating salary nor did I ...
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People I manage earn more than me, how to approach this with my bosses
I was promoted a year ago as a manager. I was given the job without seeing the job spec or knowing what the salary was, but I really wanted the position so I took it without questioning my boss. I ...
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Company wants to see offer letter received from another company to match salary
I love my job but I've been offered a job at a different company with slightly more salary. As I was in two minds to take the offer, I discussed with my current company if there is anything that can ...
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I saw my coworker's salary and what could I do to negotiate for a higher salary?
A coworker in our group was hired last year and I happen to know his base salary recently. I have 5 more years of experience than him and my base salary is $40k less than my new coworker.
I understand ...
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Salary range and hiring
Job applications sometimes list salary ranges, they also ask for people to give them what their expected salary is.
Is there a downside to listing the bottom range? I want a remote position and will ...
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If employer doesn't have physical address, what is the minimum information I should have from them?
I have a part time side job that I've been doing for a number of years. I found it through a social media group. Since being added to their roster I have been getting regular frequent work (a few ...
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Unequal pay for web and app developers with the same experience - How should I approach my boss?
I recently got a great opportunity to work at an American company that sponsors visas. I am currently a web front-end developer, and there are two other developers on the team. One is an iOS developer,...
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Hours at work rounded down [closed]
If I work 38 1/3 hours a week at work and my employer only pays me for 38.3 hours, would you bother mentioning it?
I am payed minimum wage if that makes a difference?
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Panel interview: Should I bring up salary if they don't?
Soon I'm having only the 2nd panel interview I've ever done (and only 3rd final interview I've ever done). They emailed the salary range when they sent me the location, day, time.
Salary range is low, ...
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Proper way(s) to negotiate a higher salary when I know the range is too low?
I'm going to a 2nd interview next Friday 4/7 with a non-profit agency, they called me the day after the first interview, hopefully this means they like me. I'm nervous!! :)
I know NPOs don't have big ...
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Pay Rise below Inflation while being sold to another Company directly
My yearly pay rise was 1,4% while inflation is at ~8,5%.
So practically my compensation was cut by 7%.
Since my work is directly sold to another company (buddy leasing), my employer could increase my ...
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My offer letter doesn’t reflect what was discussed. What should I do?
I recently received an offer from a small tech start up that just received a round of funding to be their founding sales rep. It’s exciting and I verbally accepted the offer, however when I received ...
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Is it okay to ask my boss a laptop or computer loan? [closed]
I was considering to ask from my boss for 2 years even though he wasn't offering it. He outsourced his Customer Service to our country and he was nice all the time however with very few benefits, and ...
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Is it unprofessional to ask for a laptop loan that i will use for work [duplicate]
I was considering to ask from my boss for 2 years even though he wasn't offering it. He outsourced his Customer Service to our country and he was nice all the time however with very few benefits, and ...
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Do I have any standing to receive back pay after a pay cut?
I started a job at a very small company (~10 employees) last year. The majority of the business is based on contracts with clients, primarily doing government related work. A few months ago it was ...
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Can my employer change the terms of my compensation in my employement contract, and do I have to agree with it? [closed]
Location: Ontario, Canada.
I'm current a full time employee at a small company in Ontario, Canada. My employment contract states that my yearly salary is X, and that I'm entitled to a bonus every year,...
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Asking for a raise - By looking for an alternative
I have asked my manager for a discussion about salary 4 weeks ago.
I have had no answer, with the manager avoiding the topic.
I have the belief that the only real leverage in that type of bargain to ...
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How to ask for appraisal and salary increment?
I have recently moved to London, UK from my home country. Here, I have joined a startup and the work environment is good. My contract states that my salary will be reviewed every year but no one has ...
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how do I prioritize which job openings to apply for?
I have read the question: Job ad requiring a lot of qualifications and Why do job listings often not have salary (or salary estimate/range) listed? and my question is somewhat of a consequence of the ...
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HM Prison & Probation Service Overpayment [closed]
My son has recieved a letter today requesting him pay £7756.13 in overpayments that have occured as a result of basic pay. He left the service last year Jan 2022 . This has come as a complete shock to ...
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Why is getting fired or laid off such a big deal for employees in the West?
I come from a developing country, and there's one thing I can't understand about Westerners: why is getting fired or laid off such a big deal for many of them? My impression is that many Westerners ...
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Asking a BIG raise from employer whose company is in serious trouble
How can I ask my employer for a BIG raise considering the fact the company will run out of business if I left?
I'm working remotely for this super small business firm (IT), but due to high turnover ...
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Employee name removed from the organization chart [closed]
I recently noticed something weird. I have been working in a company as an R&D researcher since 2019. I have been part-time during my studies as a master's student and then got hired as a full-...
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Salary adjusted after not moving to the city
I work in FAANG and I was hired 2 years ago. The plan was I would move to Seattle from the Midwest and I initially wanted to move there but no one came to the office so I didn't move. I even visited ...
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When will overtime be compensated after you leave a company in Germany?
Until end of 2022 I worked for a company in Germany for quite some time, until I sent my resignation letter and decided to move on.
My contract was a "Tarifvertrag", which regulated also the ...
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How to renegotiate my salary request during the hiring process?
TLTR: I am in the hiring process and my salary expectation was based on incorrect assumptions, how should I renegotiate it during the hiring process?
Situation: I am currently in the recruiting ...
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Salary "red flags" spotted with industrial PhD sponsor
I'm currently doing a STEM PhD at a top UK university that is partly sponsored by a private company. I have had all sorts of indications from numerous people that working for that company once my PhD ...
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advice around promotion during web development placement [duplicate]
I live in England and started a 1-year web development industrial placement in September between 2nd and now 4th year of Comp Sci degree at a very large company with 5+ sites.
4 weeks in, the only ...
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Get paid through Payoneer or through crypto? what advice can you give? [closed]
Get paid through Payoneer or through crypto? what advice can you give?
