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What salary would satisfy you?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Pulitzer Wannabe, Sep 27, 2007.

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  1. Flash

    Flash Guest

    Just started making $55K ... makes me greedy for more.
     
    Flash, Sep 27, 2007
    #25
  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I can't stand job listings that ask for a salary history. Why do they need to know what I made three jobs ago?
     
    playthrough, Sep 27, 2007
    #26
  3. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Whatever they're paying at the Plain-Dealer.
     
    zeke12, Sep 27, 2007
    #27
  4. Mayfly

    Mayfly Active Member

    To see if your experience and production has warranted a pay increase from that point onward?
     
    Mayfly, Sep 27, 2007
    #28
  5. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    I'm in the low $40s. I'd like to make around 60K, enough to get out of debt and afford one of the cool condos.
     
    sportschick, Sep 27, 2007
    #29
  6. I love puppies!

    I love puppies! Guest

    So, just for the record, is there anybody who is not in debt?
     
    I love puppies!, Sep 27, 2007
    #30
  7. ArnoldBabar

    ArnoldBabar Active Member

    Screw that. If they ask how much you make now, never answer. Never say a number before they do, or you could cost yourself a fortune. Ask what the job you're applying for pays.

    As to the question at hand, with my wife working also, If I could bring home $100K it would be a very comfortable place to be (I live in an expensive city). We could actually own a home and be able to fund our futures while still having some fun along the way.
     
    ArnoldBabar, Sep 27, 2007
    #31
  8. Mayfly

    Mayfly Active Member

    I have been raised to know that the first person to mention salary usually loses in business. That is why I always ask to see what the job offers before offering a figure.
     
    Mayfly, Sep 27, 2007
    #32
  9. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    No, least not among those of us who remain unmarried.
     
    sportschick, Sep 27, 2007
    #33
  10. I love puppies!

    I love puppies! Guest

    I feel better.
     
    I love puppies!, Sep 27, 2007
    #34
  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    No. If they want to know my experience and production, read my work and check my references. Don't judge me on salary history in a business that doesn't always reward experience/production properly. I'm not selling widgets; if I was you can judge me on my salaries and commissions.

    Maybe a while back I took a small pay cut to go someplace where I felt strongly about doing better work and/or had personal reasons to move. Does a prospective employer see that in a salary history and then think they can lowball you again? Sorry, it's just not their business.
     
    playthrough, Sep 27, 2007
    #35
  12. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    Me, but I'm in college.
     
    dreunc1542, Sep 27, 2007
    #36
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