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I honestly don't say it just because she is my wife- she IS the smartest one there. She's a friggen mathematical genius. And on top of that, she is extremely personable and has spot-on work ethic.
Problem is, a year ago she got a gerat job offer from another company and her current employer boosted her salary to keep her. So she is costing them more.
As for the perception of my bosses in relation to my performance, it can be nothing but stellar. I've never failed. Ever. In fact, I did 33 hours straight from Sunday night to Tuesday to get a project done for these guys, just as an example of what I do. My pay is certainly more than you would expect for a guy who just suggested working at Subway, but my point was that if I am routinely putting in 70 hour weeks, my pay starts to look kind of crummy. Because my wife had 3+ years in the industry, her pay is a lot higher than mine (we both do the same work). On just my salary, my dreams of having a savings account dissipate.
None of this would be as frustrating if we were slackers, but damn- the two of us have been putting our souls on the line for our jobs in a group effort to get somewhere in life, and so far it really has not paid off. It was ok when we were 22, but at 30 you start to wonder how you'll ever get out at this rate.
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