Sometimes I take things to personally....
The other day I experienced a slight disappointment which I still recall sometimes.
According to someone it's my current salary that reflects what job position I'm worth:
Not my qualifications, not my experience, not even my current job title ("Senior") can compete with my salary.
Actually having a small salary, hearing that hit me harder than I thought.
It made me feel inferior. Worthless. And dumb.
Supposedly I don't sell myself properly. I lack something relevant to pursue certain goals. And all this would be the reason for not giving me a higher qualified job.
Feeling this money-relating judgement being very unfair, I admit being very sensitive, in a way that such things really make me sad and usually haunt me for a long time.
People who know me know that I am somehow idealistic. I always believed that being honest is the right thing. I believed that it pays off some day. The recent experience shakes this belief off of me.
I understand the point but I don't accept it. Still I don't want to accept that someone with a low paycheck is immediately dismissed for a higher position, instead of being considered for the job because of his qualifications!
Then I look at the CVs of others who don't have any qualifications but do work in an education-required position - while educated people don't get the job!
Well, it seems like that's the way it goes - people who lie, who talk the loudest, get the best and best-paid jobs. (There are some exceptions, of course)
Maybe one should really just shut up and never ever tell anyone what they're actually earning.
Maybe that's an option, but I still want to stay true to myself.
So, when one day I am in this situation, I'll show them my qualifications and I WILL tell them who I REALLY am!
Always lie about what you earn - at least towards a potential employer. Honesty does not get you very far most of the time.
AntwortenLöschenMy current employer is a bit of an exception. He offered a GBP100 Amazone voucher for the person who managed to get the most surveys done at an event (...stupid job I know but therefore we needed the incentive). The four of us decided to share the reward and go for a nice meal instead to socialise and bond as a team. The boss was so impressed that he gave us GBP50 on top to spend :)
nice boss :)
AntwortenLöschenabout the lying... but sooner or later they find out what you earned before starting there. the latest, through the wage tax card.
and when you apply for another job in the same company, they can ask at HR. at least that's what they do at our place, I think.
Ich dachte immer, dass man eine leere Steuerkarte beim Finanzamt beantragen kann, genau aus dem Grund. Im Endeffekt profitiert ja das Finanzamt, wenn du mehr Kohle verdienst.
AntwortenLöschenDu kannst aber immer sagen, dass du andere Benefits bekommen hast, die nicht auf dem Lohnzettel stehen, z.B. Telefon gestellt mit 100 Euro Guthaben im Monat, Laptop, den dir die Arbeit schenkt, freie Zusatztage (nennt man hier lie in days zum ausschlafen :) ), Klamottenfreibetrag, um die "Dienstkleidung" zu kaufen, Dienstwagen zur freien Nutzung...
Es gibt immer Wege ;)
Wenn du im selben Unternehmen bleibst, musst du halt darauf pochen, dass du derzeit fuer deine Qualifikationen nicht ausreichen bezahlt wirst. Aber ists chwer v.a. im Grosskonzernen, die nach Tarif bezahlen.