re: Have any of you ever found out how much $ a co-worker makes?

Op

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How is your business English in memos?

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For 20k i would learn the missing skillset newbie brings to table.

Side note:

How the frick do you find a job out West? Have construction estimating and project management experience, with auditing experience prior. After a couple of weeks of applying though, I can’t even get responses back from damn entry level jobs.

I've never seen or inquired about coworker pay, but I've been told by the owner that he works to make sure that if the spreadsheet of salaries was to be leaked, there would not be much of an issue.

He told me this several years ago as he was evaluating the list during a call where I was asking for a 25% raise. He looked it over and ended up giving me 22%. So I'm guessing there would be some issues with some people who don't make an effort to ensure they are appropriately compensated, which seems fair to me.

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there's nothing stopping employees from discussing their pay.

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Now, being an at-will state, you may end up getting yourself fired rather than getting a raise..

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That's a pretty legit reason not to.

And that's when he became the HEAD lunch monitor.

I'm a hiring manager. People who are "loyal" and think time served should earn them an equal or better salary to new people always get the shaft. Loyalty means they've isolated you psychologically from competing in the free market workforce. Therefore you don't keep up with salary of those who are.

But I promise you if they realize they can get more for less; you gone.

There are so many unknowns about this is it the same position you are currently in? What education does he have? What education do you have? What was his resume, positions, and job title before? All in all if everything is the same across the board yet they are offering him 20k more than yeah I would be upset and stir shite up ,but if he has more credentials and experience with a plan to put him in a higher position than you don't have a leg to stand on.

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They mentioned something about their 401k and how much is taken out after a full match.. and I did the math.

I am one of 2 systems administrators that manage around 250 people in 16 offices. I am in my 30's. The employee got hired as an administrative assistant and is probably around 50. She makes 20K more a year. We work for the same company in different markets. She is an attractive blonde lady that is single and has older kids. It may not go over well to ask for a raise this way. But I will hate my self if I dont. I used to think I was well compensated until I saw that. I know that everyone thinks that their job is the most important but I actually am pretty important at this point. If they pay her 90 to be an assistant and they can damn sure pay me that for what I do.