Hi all. Salary is £23k became certified and have made myself 100% dependable. I work on multiple departments/am trusted with complex cases/complaints/staff training... I've asked for a raise but was...
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Hi all. Salary is £23k became certified and have made myself 100% dependable. I work on multiple departments/am trusted with complex cases/complaints/staff training... I've asked for a raise but was...
read moreBase is $82k and bonus was decent, but the more I think about it the more it feels like base is what actually matters. Bonus can disappear or change anytime. Do people actually push to shift comp towa...
read moreI’m at $70k and debating whether to ask for a raise, but I don’t have another offer lined up. My manager is reasonable, just not sure how that conversation goes without leverage. Do people actually as...
read moreMy company just adjusted pay bands and new postings for my role now list $65k–$72k, but I’m still sitting at $63k after 2 years. Nobody said anything internally about adjustments. Do you bring that up...
read moreI got a 3% raise this year after taking on a larger book when someone left last fall. The workload definitely didn’t go up 3%, it feels like way more. At what point do you push back on that vs just ac...
read moreA recruiter told me similar roles in my area are paying $10k–$15k more than what I’m making now and now I can’t stop thinking about it. I like my team, just didn’t realize the gap might be that big. D...
read moreI was feeling sorry for myself because I spent 3 full weeks for 3 interviews chasing after a job I thought was mine. I brushed myself off and started applying again, not looking at pay rate or hours. ...
read moreDo you prefer fully remote or hybrid position? What would you do if you want both? Like you want to be remote but want to be able to come in an office when you want socializing, maybe once a month. I ...
read moreEvery time I ask about pay growth I get the “it’s about long-term development” speech. Cool, but that doesn’t pay rent. I'm kind of thinking about calling that out, like how many times am I gonna get ...
read moreMy bonus looked good on paper until taxes hit and now it feels like… not much. Meanwhile workload definitely went up this year. Do people still care about bonuses?
If you feel underpaid should you still work like nothing is bothering you? Personally I do for the simple fact every is replaceable at the end of the day. Should we put the effort in or not?
So this past year was not as good but solid but my company for some reason doesn’t give raises for that. Do you think this is a bad sign or not? I mean I worked and didn’t get any write-up’s and etc....
read moreI have an opportunity to take on a senior role with better pay, but they explained open enrollment means nights and weekends for almost 2 months because the team is only 3 people. The number looked gr...
read moreI absorbed half another claims team 8 months ago when a supervisor went on leave, and I still approve both groups’ files every Friday because they never replaced her. My title stayed the same, so pay ...
read moreI got an offer for a Senior Commercial Underwriter role paying $15k more, but the book includes 2 broker relationships people already warn me about, and the last underwriter left in under 1 year. The ...
read moreYou get through the day by staying busy, but the second things slow down, you feel how tired you actually are. What do you do when it finally catches up?
I was so confident that I had landed a job that I didn't continue to submit applications. I put the cart before the horse and since I didn't get the job, I'm scrambling or so I thought. In less than ...
read moreYou reread a conversation later and wish you had responded differently. Not drastically, just more like yourself. What makes you hold back in the moment?
You finally get a second to yourself, and instead of relaxing, your brain starts listing everything you didn’t do. Why is it so hard to feel done?
Update: what I thought was a sure thing ended in disappointment today. I received the email saying they went with a different candidate. I think it came down to readiness for the job, which I thought ...
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