Pocket Watching at Work: Do you know how much your Colleagues and Coworkers Make compared to You?
- Thread starter Stuntone
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Break this shyt down for me man. Are you doing government contracts?How would you feel if you found out all of your coworkers were making 15-25k more than you? Especially if youre more knowledgeable and been their longer?
I'll tell you in the IT contracting world, I've seen people doing the same exact job, but one making 40k more other. And it aint because of seniority. One person making 60k and the other making 95k. This is really prevalent in the Help desk / Service Desk area. But even in the Tier 3. You'll have most of the team making 105k to 120k with a measly 3% yearly increase and the new Guy comes in making 140k - 150k knowing a fraction of the job. Sometimes loyalty hurts you, but a lot of people get comfortable. I move around unless the job is really cool.
And a lot of people don't negotiate right. You have to ask question as if you're the prize, you real are. If they paying you 100k, they getting probably 140-160k for the position. All always ask if there's pay range.
And please always tell them you make more than you do. I just switched jobs exactly one month ago. Told them I made 15k more than I actually did. Did the interview, offer comes back. 20K more than I stated.
35k jump.
Should've asked for another extra week of leave also.
Never heard of someone making 100k on service desk. I guess location matters too but still
Kingofthereal
King of kings
I’m speaking from a place of resentment. I’ve dealt with a lot of older folks salty at me for making more money than them.Hell nah
Sleepy Floyd
Superstar
When this happens I'm not mad at the coworker. I'm mad at the company.
Sorry, should have been more clear. He was saying the easiest way to get people to click a suspect attachment was to label the attachment 2023 salaries or whatever. Everyone is so curious they just can't help themselves and they click the link.
Kingofthereal
King of kings
You should be mad at neither. I’m also speaking about jobs that pay based on experience. If I have more experience than you… I should make more money than you.
Definitly not a normal Service / Helpdesk. We were service analyst, be also Brief the Military daily.
And worked a rotating shift.
And it was a small Govt Contractor at the time, they usually pay well. I was making 62k, told them I was making 80 during my interview. Next day got an offer for 99k. Next year they bumped me to 110k. I'm pretty sure if I wouldve said I made 62k, they would not had hire me or offered me 75k.
Easiest job ever, justhours sucked and we had to work 8 weekends in a row and 8 off.
Clark Wayne
Superstar
I know but it’s public knowledge because I work for the government.
Damn the finesse. I respect itDefinitly not a normal Service / Helpdesk. We were service analyst, be also Brief the Military daily.
And worked a rotating shift.
And it was a small Govt Contractor at the time, they usually pay well. I was making 62k, told them I was making 80 during my interview. Next day got an offer for 99k. Next year they bumped me to 110k. I'm pretty sure if I wouldve said I made 62k, they would not had hire me or offered me 75k.
Easiest job ever, justhours sucked and we had to work 8 weekends in a row and 8 off.
JetFueledThoughts
Superstar
It’s not what your worth, it’s what you negotiate 
Vandelay
Life is absurd. Lean into it.
I do, because of paybands at my job.
In the corporate world, I've been that dude that made 30-40 grand less than my peers for the same job. The company was all kinds of fukked up with their pay scales. Never again.
In the corporate world, I've been that dude that made 30-40 grand less than my peers for the same job. The company was all kinds of fukked up with their pay scales. Never again.