Workplace Insight

JUNE 25, 2024

Starting a startup is exciting, but the hard reality of limited finances may rapidly dampen the excitement. Usually eager to gain experience, these individuals are willing to work for a lower salary to showcase their skills. You obviously have to be ready to get your hands dirty learning about computer languages, APIs, and bug fixing.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

My job history since has felt like a series of unfortunate events – highlights from different jobs include: “Color-geddon,” where the CEO insisted we completely redo a major rebrand after it’d already launched because his longest term developer claimed the colors “hurt his eyes” (one of his computer monitors was broken).

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MAY 29, 2015

I don’t know why, seeing as how I’m needed, and our finances are good (I work in accounting), but I think it might be because he’s a rather insecure leader, and wishes he could show his bosses that he can do without me and save my salary. And he’s always waited until the last week before it ended to renew it.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

I find it uncomfortable for at least two reasons: * Most of the staff are teachers, aides, and paras and the school principal’s salary is significantly more than the staff’s. Set an alarm for the full hour, turn off your computer, and don’t go back to it until the alarm goes off.

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Problem-Solving Payroll Finance Computer 47

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

For finances, for programs, for staff drama, for publicity issues. I stuck it out until they realized they needed my expertise in a few key areas and brought me back up to full time to assist the program side with some shortfalls, but not at my regular salary. It helped me just to write it out. I said sure. I had no choice.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Some background information: we work in separate business divisions – he is in Finance and I am in Technology, so I highly doubt we will work together in the foreseeable future. Administration has traditionally given an across-the-board percentage increase to employee salaries at the end of each year.

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Salary Banking Finance Computer 29

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

My manager Sam knows this and has advocated for us, but our industry and salary bands being what they are, this is unlikely to change anytime soon. I appreciate the lengths Sam is going to in order to make up for the lack of salary, but his escalating actions are beginning to feel desperate and make me uncomfortable.

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Supplies Salary Finance Computer 22

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JULY 6, 2020

They usually play games together on a computer or tablet and often get loud and animated, as kids do. The exception to this is if you’re applying in a very small number of fields that actually consider them still relevant (some segments of finance and consulting, but even then generally only if you’re a student or a recent grad).

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

I asked for them to email me back acknowledging my invoices, and there were a few hiccups, but then… Wait for it… They put me on part time salary with regular direct deposit! I now have dental and health benefits and they bought me a brand new work computer!!!! This story has a happy ending!

Finance 24

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JANUARY 5, 2016

This person consistently advocated for me in my previous position where salary and promotions were concerned. When we were discussing salary in the interview, I was a little unhappy with the range and said so – something like “the closer you can get me to X, the better.” Fast forward.

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Great Place to Work

MARCH 30, 2023

Financial wellness , or an employees’ comfort and adeptness in handling their finances, has become a key part of the puzzle for helping employees thrive in 2023. employees are stressed about their finances, per a 2022 survey from PwC. With recession fears on the rise, employees are looking more closely than ever at their finances.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

In the past year, I’ve come to dread hearing my computer or phone go off with messages from my boss because it’s always for some task that I dislike. It is in a more stable industry and comes with a $12,000/year salary bump, 401K, and cheaper health insurance (for better coverage). Other people aren’t. (Of

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Additionally, Honeywell provides a matching contribution to retirement funds, up to a maximum of seven percent of an employee's base salary. Regarding retirement savings, GM provides salaried U.S. Regarding retirement savings, GM provides salaried U.S. How to Offer?

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MARCH 26, 2018

Sansa’s salary is much higher than mine, to say the least, and she is used to designer everything. If I say something, it will be clear that I said something, as I am the only one who shares an office with him (I also have a clear view of his computer screen all day). I can’t tell if Nancy is vaguely asking me for insight or not.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

I’m happy to say that in a couple weeks I’m starting a new role in the exact field I wanted at a higher salary than I ever thought I could command. I passed the classes I was taking and then got promoted into a new role on the commercial finance side instead of accounting! New manager, but same batty company policies. 3 at the link).

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SnackNation

JANUARY 19, 2018

Easily save it on your computer for quick reference or print it for future company meetings. Beyond the salary and the benefits, employees want to know that their work matters. Prior topics have been wide ranging – from personal finance to cryptocurrencies to persuasion. Free bonus: Download this entire list as a PDF.

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