Is there another job opportunity in your area that pays better?
That One Guy via Af wrote:
im curious from the small business owner, which I assume most of you
owners on the list consider yourselves, how do you value a pay
increase? (assume its an employee that is worth their salt)
Do you try to just keep it where the employee has the same spending
power, ie just cost of living to match inflation, percentage based,
profit based, set value?
In discussions with the boss about future he mentioned a number, for
shits and giggles I compared what my last raise is worth today.
I havent had a raise in 2.5 years, and based on the government
calculators what I make now was worth 80 cents more 2.5 years ago than
it is now.
The number he said was a dollar, which under normal curcumstances to
po folk like me isnt a small raise.
but when I looked at the numbers, that dollar only puts me 20 cents up
on where I was 2.5 years ago, that 8 cents a year in increased
purchasing power.
That kind of boils down to an insult. Or is that the wrong way to look
at the value of the potential pay increase?
I have never believed in asking an employer for a raise, my thoughts
have always been that an employer thats a good employer will pay you
what they think your worth to them, apparently im worth 8 cents
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you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all
means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
