If I felt I wasn't getting paid enough after proving that I was worth more I would also move on.
In reference to working as a parts guy, If I had a diploma from a college, I wouldn't be looking for a job as a parts guy, unless i was planning on looking elsewhere in the meantime, which would not be fair to the employer who wants to hire and train an employee fot the long term. My original post had to do with the parts business and my 35 years in my main job. I can't comment on any other careers out there. I understand the economy change over the years. I remember getting paid $1.65 and hour at my 1st job, I remember getting paid $400 a month when I first entered the Marine Corps, and I recall getting paid $5.65 starting pay at the job I retired from. I didn't complain about pay at any of those jobs. I feel your pain about not being rewarded for your hard work. I was in a union, it it sucked that I was doing twice the work of someone getting paid the same as me and nothing I could do about it. Thats the way life is in some companies. Bottom line if you're not willing to give your best for an agreed pay, don't take the job, look elsewhere.
One more thing, I may not have grown up in this economy, but my kids did and they didn't have it as easy as you think I had, but they are doing just fine with the attitude of giving their employers their best, regardless.
It's the right thing for a company to pay their employees what they are worth, but its also up to the employee to live up to their pay.
Sure, nobody is debating that there are lazy workers out there, but I think that the difference between our ages is at the core of our difference of opinion.
Don't forget that you grew up in an entirely different economy and culture from what we have today:
- When you started your career, a college degree was a big deal on a resume. Today, a college degree is practically required, even for entry level jobs.
- When you started your career, the gap between minimum wage and cost of living was MUCH closer than it is today.
- When you started your career, you weren't competing with automation and outsourcing like we are today.
Never did I tell myself I wasn't getting paid enough.
Well yeah, you grew up in a stable and affordable economy.
That's honorable, but the reality is that this type of thing is growing much more sparse in the modern workplace. Especially in retail roles, workers these days are considered to be expendable, and for the most part, the reward for doing a good job is more work, not more pay.
4/5 of the last promotions and pay increases were given to me by myself - by getting a better job. Even after exceeding every single goal that was set out in front of me, my employers have rarely if ever rewarded my efforts in a suitable way. Hell, in 2015, I was solely responsible for improving a department's profits from $30,000 a year to $750,000 a month - they promoted me up a rank and gave me a raise from $52,000 salary to $56,000 salary. I accepted a job offer 2 weeks later for $75,000 salary.
This is why pay is so critical in a modern age. Expecting a company to reward you fairly for your efforts is rapidly growing extinct, and given the exponential cost of living, many people in younger generations are taking jobs simply because they are desperate to pay bills - not because they think the pay is fair.[/QUOTE]
