Is that How Much You're Going to Pay me?!! Really....LOL!!
It seems as if though, as one scrolls through the sea of jobs that are available in the varIous industries; the rate of pay and yearly salaries are a bit of a joke (depending on the industry). Clearly, one would think that Employers today are leaning towards taking advantage of what they view as desperate job seekers that would take the first offer given. Please stop...just Stop it!! My thought is this...If one takes a job out of desperation for an income and soon finds themselves praying for the next payday to roll around, then something is not quite right and it's not ever going to be at that point. An insufficient paycheck is the primary generator of stress and anxiety. It's almost as if though one can get more stressed out on payday then they were while they were going back and forth to work during the cycle....LOL! It's the strangest thing. My suggestion and recommendation to all Job Seekers (Me included) is to find something that you actually enjoy doing, are good at, and have fun with at a salary that make you Happy...well at the very least comfortable; this way when Pay day rolls around it won't be as disappointing or anxiety-ridden.
The disappointing and or saddening part for some, me included, is that it seems as if though rates of pay are actually decreasing at some level. I'm starting to get a real sense of the disparity in incomes based on which part of the country one looks at.
Moral of the Story...Never Settle; Do Research, Look at the Numbers, Know Your Worth, and whatever you do...DON'T TAKE THE FIRST OFFER, ALWAYS, ALWAYS ASK FOR MORE!....strike a balance between Confidence, Gratefulness, Humility and Ambition and NEGOTIATION!!
I mean really....Hadn't we all worked hard to get where we are at this point!
Especially in right to work states
Mr Johnson you are a great person Thank you..you are clear,truthful Out there are professionals, people that are s paying for theirs student loans, have families who depend on that paycheck to paycheck. We must not waste so much time Complaining i said too myself There are other's that don't even Now have a roof or a pillow to rest they lost everything. But they have not lost their ability to be thankful for whatever they have. And they also have worked hard.
Meaning, we live Paycheck to paycheck, It is degrading to most of us.,
While unemployment is relatively low, the rate of pay employers are willing to compensate employees has not gone up to meet the rise in the cost of living.
Because of this, many American workers are one paycheck away from insolvency. We can't afford to lose a job, we can't afford to contribute to a retirement plan, we can't afford the rising cost of health care...we are literally one paycheck away from being completely broke.
That is a terrifying prospect.
Bryant Johnson I couldn't agree with you more. The pay rate for jobs outside of technology are degrading to the point of being economically ridiculous given the rising cost of living anywhere in the US.
I have to disagree with your search for career happiness suggestion. That approach works well for job searchers within the first or even second quarter of their workalike journey. But for job seekers over the age of 40 time for career happiness is running out. Earning potential is paramount to any career happiness I'm sorry to say.
Overpopulation is part of the problem when there's a hundred candidates / job they can be picky and not necessarily take the best but someone is EFFECIENT enough