How much are you worth per hour?

[BongMan]

I get paid a reasonable wage but it will be jumping up to a fair and proper wage in december, I deserve it though and have the statistics to back it up..

[OsmosisJones]

Originally Posted by wishbone

recognizing that the internet is your outlet to break social norms is also tacky.

I don't think it's tacky at all. Weather we admit it or not, I think we all use the internet to break social norm to some extent, and thats a good thing. Push the envelope here, test ideas out see if they work IRL.

Why is it so taboo to talk about wage anyway? Maybe the man does'nt want us to compare wages, cause alot of people might realize they are working dead end jobs and getting paid peanuts, and they might get fed up with it!

[mithridate]

Originally Posted by prozac

Does watching people post their salaries/wages make anyone else feel all squirmy?

really.?
i dont understand why or how it would..?
maybe i was raised weird like that.
knowing someone's financial standing helps me because then i know i can or cannot ask if they want to see a movie with me for instance, or if they want to go on a big trip.

everyone makes what they make. its just money i guess...
i'll let anyone know exactly how much i have at any given moment if they just ask. which isnt very much at the end of it all

[prozac]

Originally Posted by OsmosisJones

I don't think it's tacky at all. Weather we admit it or not, I think we all use the internet to break social norm to some extent, and thats a good thing. Push the envelope here, test ideas out see if they work IRL.

Why is it so taboo to talk about wage anyway? Maybe the man does'nt want us to compare wages, cause alot of people might realize they are working dead end jobs and getting paid peanuts, and they might get fed up with it!

Yes, because manners are a conspiracy developed by the secret shadow government to keep the masses in line. :suspicious:

[Alex]

Originally Posted by kir mokum

i guess that helps explain why you have little to no empathy for the homeless and "bums".

there's work out their. Tons of it. I get job offers all of the time. My girlfriend quit her job spent a day replying to job postings, did interviews for a week and had 5 job offers. I have no empathy let alone sympathy for them.

[miss.myra]

there.

[SEAN!]

in five to six years id probably be billed out at 350-400 dollars (and make a fraction of it) an hour tho right now if i aint shit. the jobs im qualified for would place me in the 16-20 an hour range.

[Gusto]

Originally Posted by Leviathan

The only people who win when your not allowed to disclose your salary is your employers. It either means your being underpaid or someone else is. If your not in a position to just pick up and leave then your being paid exactly what your worth.

that's not entirely true. it also means i can get a raise for my good performance without the rest of my department knowing and making a fuss about it. management would be less inclined to give out individual raises if everyone knew about them.

[kir mokum]

Originally Posted by Alex

there's work out their. Tons of it. I get job offers all of the time. My girlfriend quit her job spent a day replying to job postings, did interviews for a week and had 5 job offers. I have no empathy let alone sympathy for them.

thank you for further proving my point.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by Gusto

that's not entirely true. it also means i can get a raise for my good performance without the rest of my department knowing and making a fuss about it. management would be less inclined to give out individual raises if everyone knew about them.

if management felt less inclined to give raises for good perfromance then people would just leave

[Gusto]

i didn't say anything about management feeling less inclined to giving raises for good performance. you're putting words in my mouth. heh.

[TrixX]

i've never worked with commission before. is 10% a good deal or what?

[ebbomega]

Pretty standard, afaik.

[TrixX]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Pretty standard, afaik.

alright. the owner of my clinic just said i get 10% for all gift cards and holiday sales. on top of my salary so thats pretty sweet i guess.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by TrixX

i've never worked with commission before. is 10% a good deal or what?

depends on how big the ticket is.

[TrixX]

^^^^^i can't imagine people spending more than a couple hundred on massage therapy!

[*SunShyne*]

Lil Jenna - no more than $14 hourly, and that's if you had previous experience.

This is what I love about having my own business with my own clients. I bring in about $4,000 monthly and work 12-14 days per month on any 4 hours that I can work.

Booya.

Mind you, the downside to having your own business is that it has it's slow times.

Which is why I am looking for something part time, mainly as a fall back plan in case things cease to a halt at Christmas, but also because it's stable.

I'm worth easily $23 hourly, plus 3 weeks vacation + profit sharing + extended benefits.

[decypher]

Originally Posted by Alex

there's work out their. Tons of it. I get job offers all of the time. My girlfriend quit her job spent a day replying to job postings, did interviews for a week and had 5 job offers. I have no empathy let alone sympathy for them.

That's such an old paradigm. No one is debating that individual motivation can bring individual success. The argument is that some are privileged enough to have successes while others are held back by structural forces and inequality.

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And the reason why it's faux pas to talk about your financial worth IRL is because it sets up borders and effects the way people think and act around you.

[Anjew]

lol... funny thread... especially from the author.

[tiedye]

One burrito and a Fanta.

On second thought, scratch the Fanta and give me a cold beer.

[fritz]

I have no problem disclosing my salary, I do it all the time. I make a reasonable amount for my position and seniority, so why would I care? If someone tried to guess my salary they would probably get it right. I'd be embarassed if I made more money than I do now.

People that dont discuss their salary usually have a societal hangup (wont tell you who they voted for either), or make too much money relative to their skillset. There are lots of people out there that make too much based on circumstance.

[omega_image]

don't knock someone's hustle.

[Gusto]

i don't mind discussing salary in person, but i wouldn't post it on the internet. i don't think it's tacky, unless it's done for the purpose of bragging.

[G3N3R4L]

Originally Posted by tiedye

One burrito and a Fanta.

On second thought, scratch the Fanta and give me a cold beer.

fanta and vodka work well in conjunction

[OsmosisJones]

Originally Posted by prozac

Yes, because manners are a conspiracy developed by the secret shadow government to keep the masses in line. :suspicious:

OK, "the man" part is cheesy, I was going for a bit of sarcasm, which is hard online. Still, could'nt the taboo on not talking about our wages be a bit of social control we put on ourselves? The fact is, money is one of the biggest factors in everyones life, and it's kind of strange we don't like to talk about it. When I'm making good money and someone asks me about my salary, it makes me feel uncomfortable, and when I'm making crap money it does'nt bother me at all....Kinda ties in with what Decypher said about money creating boundries I guess