not being compensated for a job well done is a tough pill to swallow. i guess in the past, compensation meant being paid....now, i realize, there are many ways of being compensated or feeling worthy. it has much more to do with feeling recognized and appreciated, than it does to do with having cash in your hand.
i would say also that many of us would say that we are paid less than what we are actually worth? maybe not, but i guess i've always been in nonprofit jobs that i expected to make less than the average person. it was the feeling of having done something for the good of others that made the job for me. it always has been. when i was in real estate, i would honestly say, it was one of of the first times that i felt that i made more than enough and i made what i was worth. if i didn't, i always had the ability to plead my case and usually, if nothing else, i was heard.
it is very hard then to be in a position that i'm in now. granted, i realize that i'm in a few jobs, so you have no clue what i may be talking about. i feel very strongly about the fact that i've put my all into a job that i was WAY overly qualified to do. i spend endless amounts of overtime, sweat and sometimes tears in this position and regardless of how meaningless this job seemed to others at times...i got it. they needed the position to make the bigger whole run.
so, when my compensation is a few cents more than what i was currently making, you can understand my frustration. i don't have the internal comfort of knowing that i'm doing a social/moral good for others. just a few cents to say, "thanks for your work". and i have to say, i'm not sure that its worth it right now.
the fact that most days, i'm away from my home for 16 hours...probably not worth it. the fact that i know less about what' sgoing on at home, than i do in a small cubile space that now seems like a universe...not sure.
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not being compensated for a job well done is a tough pill to swallow. i guess in the past, compensation meant being paid....now, i realize, there are many ways of being compensated or feeling worthy. it has much more to do with feeling recognized and appreciated, than it does to do with having cash in your hand.
i would say also that many of us would say that we are paid less than what we are actually worth? maybe not, but i guess i've always been in nonprofit jobs that i expected to make less than the average person. it was the feeling of having done something for the good of others that made the job for me. it always has been. when i was in real estate, i would honestly say, it was one of of the first times that i felt that i made more than enough and i made what i was worth. if i didn't, i always had the ability to plead my case and usually, if nothing else, i was heard.
it is very hard then to be in a position that i'm in now. granted, i realize that i'm in a few jobs, so you have no clue what i may be talking about. i feel very strongly about the fact that i've put my all into a job that i was WAY overly qualified to do. i spend endless amounts of overtime, sweat and sometimes tears in this position and regardless of how meaningless this job seemed to others at times...i got it. they needed the position to make the bigger whole run.
so, when my compensation is a few cents more than what i was currently making, you can understand my frustration. i don't have the internal comfort of knowing that i'm doing a social/moral good for others. just a few cents to say, "thanks for your work". and i have to say, i'm not sure that its worth it right now.
the fact that most days, i'm away from my home for 16 hours...probably not worth it. the fact that i know less about what' sgoing on at home, than i do in a small cubile space that now seems like a universe...not sure.
i would say also that many of us would say that we are paid less than what we are actually worth? maybe not, but i guess i've always been in nonprofit jobs that i expected to make less than the average person. it was the feeling of having done something for the good of others that made the job for me. it always has been. when i was in real estate, i would honestly say, it was one of of the first times that i felt that i made more than enough and i made what i was worth. if i didn't, i always had the ability to plead my case and usually, if nothing else, i was heard.
it is very hard then to be in a position that i'm in now. granted, i realize that i'm in a few jobs, so you have no clue what i may be talking about. i feel very strongly about the fact that i've put my all into a job that i was WAY overly qualified to do. i spend endless amounts of overtime, sweat and sometimes tears in this position and regardless of how meaningless this job seemed to others at times...i got it. they needed the position to make the bigger whole run.
so, when my compensation is a few cents more than what i was currently making, you can understand my frustration. i don't have the internal comfort of knowing that i'm doing a social/moral good for others. just a few cents to say, "thanks for your work". and i have to say, i'm not sure that its worth it right now.
the fact that most days, i'm away from my home for 16 hours...probably not worth it. the fact that i know less about what' sgoing on at home, than i do in a small cubile space that now seems like a universe...not sure.
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That stinks. Your manager/boss/whomever should take the time to recognize you. It helps moral and productivity. With the economy still not fully recovered, I can understand not being able to give you a bonus, but SOME recognition is needed.
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March 4, 2011 at 9:38 AM
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That stinks. Your manager/boss/whomever should take the time to recognize you. It helps moral and productivity. With the economy still not fully recovered, I can understand not being able to give you a bonus, but SOME recognition is needed.
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