Are you making the money you are really worth at your current job?
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NO!!\nhttp://jobsearch.about.com/cs/salarywages/a/compensation.htm\nhttp://salary.com/\n\nhttp://www.payfinder.com/
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I would not ask for a raise. I would however thank them for recognising the importance of my contribution to this company and for offering you permanent employment. After that I would inform them of my salary need and let them decide if they are going to pony up the duckets. They will respect you more because they will see that you have a better grasp on your needs. Good job.
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Be honest with your boss. Tell him that you enjoy your job, and you think you are an asset to the company. Hopefully your charts have examples of how you have helped the company to make more money. Because that's how you can convince him that you deserve a bigger piece of the pie.
1059911
Depends on how much you make.
1071741
sure you are, quit that job, and find one that will pay you what you think your worth.
149341
I think the key here is that you 'want' a change, but you 'need' at least 55k. It sounds like you need to stay put, unless you can demonstrate that you are worth more in a brand new profession than you are in your profession of 15 years.
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How do you feel about your current job? Besides the pay, do you get along with your coworkers? Is your boss constantly checking up on you and questioning your work, or does s/he respect you and give you space to work freely?\n\nThese are the sorts of questions that I ask myself in a situation like your own. While money is very important, unless I was getting offered a lot more money, I would stay where I was if I felt comfortable there.\n\nHow I look at it is that you're at work for (at least) eight hours a day. When you're not at work, or sleeping, you're either getting ready for work or unwinding from work - so it is far better to find a place that you like to work at as it is essentially a second home.
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Not sure how to read your question.\n\nIf you are asking whether or not the "work at home" advertisements are profitable, then the answer is "no". They invariably rely on a technique of requiring you to forward money to them for "materials", or "training costs" or some other such thing. That is where the money changing stops.\n\nRemember this one thing - a job is where your employer pays **you**, not the other way around.\n\nIf you are asking about telecommuting, it's great. I have been telecommuting for almost 5 years and love every second of it.
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From my experience, I do not necessarily agree with your statement. I think that ultimately, it really depends on your personality and your strengths. \n\nCEOs generally do not make as much money as someone who runs their own business, but the flip side is that they have a more secure job. People with higher education find that the opportunity cost of leaving their well paid jobs to runs around and start their own thing is too high and usually just stick on doing their job (forever an employee). Those with less to lose may decide that their job is not worth that much and the opportunity cost is small - start their own business.  If that business is successful, you make a lot more money and become financially independent from others.\n\nIt just depends on what kind of risk profile you can accept, and whether you have the conviction and courage to pull through a business.
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Would you leave your colleague for more money? Unless my current company shows growth potential, I would pack my bags too.
760203
i got a 15% increase once hired on full time. You can discuss salary with them. Your current company doesnt now what u get paid. find out what people in your position get paid and work from there. Salary has to be discussed when going permanent.
475116
I've done the same and was glad I did. Your  work life is a huge chunk of your week. Better to be in something you love than in something you would not be as happy with. Money is only money. Happiness can't be bought.
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If you enjoy the work, it is worth it!\n\nWhen you enjoy what you do, it is no longer work.
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Definitely bring it up with your boss!!  If you handle this in a professional manner, your boss may be very impressed that you are being proactive and it will reflect well on you.  If you just wait for the money to magically appear on your paycheck, then you are not being realistic.  Money appears in your paycheck because your boss requested it, not by itself.\n\nMy recommendation is to request an appointment with your boss, preferably when you can speak privately.  Prepare a list of your duties that you had for the first 2 months in your job, and another list of the additional duties you have fulfilled for the last month since the secretary was fired.  Ask what the company has planned for the position since it's been vacant, and if they do not plan to hire anyone new, let your boss know that you are working harder than before and ask for a raise.  If they are planning to hire a new person for the position, ask for the raise to cover the period when you've been doing the extra work (the last month plus however long it takes them to fill the position).  \n\nRemember that you have nothing to lose by talking with your boss and asking for the raise.  It is completely normal to compensate an employee for taking on more responsibility, and if you're doing a good job, the boss will want to keep you and might even see this as a way to save money (pay you a higher salary instead of paying two people to do the job).  Good luck!
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I earn a SALARY of about $35K a year. Not much, but I am happy with my work. The true EARNINGS come fomr much more than money, though. I earn friendship, trust, honor, praise, knowledge, the ability to learn more not just about my job but about life in general. It is a terrible thing to waste a mind. Use it every day, to the best of your ability. Relish the new, treasure the past, learn and grow. And thank your higher power for bringing you to where you are. Kinda soapbox but hey, that's what this is all about, isn't it??
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Your earning potential is as great as your drive.  The harder and smarter you work, the more you make.
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It really depends on how long you have been in the career, and what background you have.\nThey can make from $12 on up to an average of $16.  Some of the long term employees make more than $25 - 30 an hour.