Everyone needs to work for a living, to sustain themselves, to put food on the table. That’s where daddy was when we were young. He would go away, and come back home exhausted, while he would just grunt as he wolfed down his dinner.
Being a successful employee is similar to running your own business, this with no risk but a guaranteed paycheck. All that’s required is listening to and complying to what your boss and customers want you to do, this to get paid.
All that’s required from you …
What most think is that any job is a good job because it pays. It pays the bills while extending your knowledge base utilizing most of your talents. But careering into an occupation, what’s found is that it’s not quite what most hoped that the job would be.
The commute is too long, the boss appears to be a tyrant and too rigid, while the promise of promotion, or your contributions are constantly being dismissed with a “we’ll I’ll think about it.” So you become frustrated, discouraged, and don’t enjoy …
What’s common is for people to avoid confrontation whenever possible. No one really enjoys to solicit money from someone who’s plainly not interested, inclined to give it. On interviews, it can become combative, a battle of wits when negotiating a salary.
Some may feel that they’re under performing or not as competent as they should be, then hesitate when asking for a raise. Others are troubled with self doubt so they sell themselves short. All reasons which has nothing to do with what they really want or are worth.
What …
So how many times has this happened to you. You’re nearing the end of the Job Interview and the hiring manager says, “We would like to offer you the job.” Great, you couldn’t be happier to accept it. But there’s one issue which hasn’t been discussed yet, and that’s what the salary and the benefits package is. So what exactly does “fair pay” mean, getting paid fairly. The majority of people actually consider themselves to be underpaid, which is really no surprise, for the work that they perform. What needs …