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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Rather depressing, isn't it? Coming out of college I always had the rather naive notion that if I excelled at my job, I would be rewarded. Is this concept a victim of our modern society, or do such places still exist?
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You can be very good a low-paying job that requires almost no skills and you won't make much money doing it. I think those are called dead-end jobs. You might want to change your way of thinking to "If I provide value for my employer that he knows he cannot easily replace, I will earn at least what the market will bear. And if not, I can go wherever my skills are more valued." That of course, has nothing to do with a living wage, tenure, job security or other things to which a lot of Americans think they have a birthright. In my line of work we say, "Your review is your W2." If I ever asked for a raise, my boss would say, "Sure. Sell more and you'll earn more."