When is a salary bump worth a decrease in your quality of life? We can’t get away from the fact that for most people, what they do for work and the money that they earn from it determine quite a lot when it comes to their health and happiness. This is something that any full-time …
Seguir leyendo 23-year-old deliberates between taking $70k job in nice area versus $130k job in area that they hate: ‘I just finished school in an area I didn’t like’
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Manager tells engineer they ‘eclipsed all expectations of a new hire’ during review, only gives them 2.25% salary increase and 75% of bonus
We all want to be rewarded for the work we do. It’s simple. You put in the hours and effort, and you get something in return. Ideally, you get a sense of accomplishment, a salary that matches your effort, and the feeling that your progress is being rewarded. If you’re going above and beyond in …
Seguir leyendo Manager tells engineer they ‘eclipsed all expectations of a new hire’ during review, only gives them 2.25% salary increase and 75% of bonus
Worker turns down promotion of 30% more work with only 5% more pay, boss calls them ‘unambitious’: ‘Am I wrong for not wanting to sacrifice my entire life?’
Would you turn down a promotion if it meant sacrificing your personal life? Work-life balance can be a tricky thing. We all have our own version of what works. Some folks are okay with making a lot of sacrifices for their job. They are fine with being on call all the time, working weekends and …
Seguir leyendo Worker turns down promotion of 30% more work with only 5% more pay, boss calls them ‘unambitious’: ‘Am I wrong for not wanting to sacrifice my entire life?’
Remote employee makes $100K working only 5-7 hours a week after automating most of his work tasks: ‘Is it smart to ride out a low-stress, high-flexibility job?’
He has hit the jackpot, and he doesn’t even know it. It doesn’t matter how hard-working you claim to be. If you had the chance to make six figures for only one day of work a week, you’d be a fool not to take that. Some fully remote jobs require only a couple of hours …
Seguir leyendo Remote employee makes $100K working only 5-7 hours a week after automating most of his work tasks: ‘Is it smart to ride out a low-stress, high-flexibility job?’
29-year-old debates whether to take a job in Antarctica for 6 months, making $145k, because he’ll be away from his girlfriend: ‘My girlfriend is obviously not thrilled about me being gone that long.’
He would be foolish not to take such a profitable opportunity. I’m sure many of us would love the chance to leave our lives for six months to embark on a life-changing adventure in an exotic place and earn a guaranteed lump sum. Few, if any, opportunities come up in one’s life. A temporary six-month …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old debates whether to take a job in Antarctica for 6 months, making $145k, because he’ll be away from his girlfriend: ‘My girlfriend is obviously not thrilled about me being gone that long.’
Doctor aunt tells 16-year-old niece not to become a pediatrician, her sister reprimands her for ‘discouraging’ her daughter’s practical career path: ‘Just telling the truth’
Career advice is everywhere, even when you’re not looking for it. The internet is full of people telling you what you should do with your career. What you should wear to an interview, what you should say, when you should say it, what fields to go into, and which ones to avoid. Then there are …
Seguir leyendo Doctor aunt tells 16-year-old niece not to become a pediatrician, her sister reprimands her for ‘discouraging’ her daughter’s practical career path: ‘Just telling the truth’