Current Events > Offered a lead spot at work, 10 cents more an hour.

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More responsibility. Less time with my kids. 10 cents more an hour. No more afternoons or evenings off. Have to have open availability.

But it comes with the title of Lead Supervisor. Take it or leave it? Note its $16.00 an hour. I know. I know. You all make $30 an hour and are attorneys and programmers etc. I however live in Indiana where nobody cares about us and our minimum wage is still $7.25

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Not worth it unless you hate your life.

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It looks good on your resume if you want to advance your career. If you want to just chill, then no.

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Worth it if you hate your life like me

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Isn't that, like, only $200 extra a year before taxes? Don't take the job if you're not planning on advancing in the field or to a different job that would need the resume fluff.

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Astrazeneca?? Not sure if I spelled that right.

CultOfPcnality posted...

More responsibility. Less time with my kids. 10 cents more an hour. No more afternoons or evenings off. Have to have open availability.

But it comes with the title of Lead Supervisor. Take it or leave it? Note its $16.00 an hour. I know. I know. You all make $30 an hour and are attorneys and programmers etc. I however live in Indiana where nobody cares about us and our minimum wage is still $7.25

That's tough for me because you said less time with your kids. It doesn't seem worth it to me unless there's good potential for moving up by proving yourself in this position, and if that is more lucrative.

As I get older I find that losing out on time with my kids is getting tougher and tougher for me to be okay with.

Also, open availability and nights and weekends are tough with kids which is one of the main reasons I haven't left my job (I work 7-5 M-F and every other Saturday 8-12).

For .10 more, for me, I would probably decline giving what you've said. That basically amounts to $208 before taxes if you work all 40 hour work weeks.

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What are you career goals?

Think about how much value lead supervisor is actually going to give you to attain those goals, and how many years youll need to have that title to accrue that value.

If youre thinking of getting the title just to have it, Id skip it and focus your energies elsewhere.

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CultOfPcnality posted...

Less time with my kids

that would be the dealbreaker for me tbh

unless it was a much larger raise

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Fuck no

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Actually, hold up. How many weekly hours do you get now vs. how many will you get by becoming a lead?

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By itself, no, but what kind of pay bump comes from the promotion *after* that?

Sometimes it takes a few shitty promotions to break through to a much more significant bump. At my first job it was a few 25cent raises before my pay suddenly doubled
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not worth it for an extra 10 cents an hour

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Fuck all that. I get a $4/hr raise every year until I top out making over $40/hr. Trade unions ftw baby

My family, leisure time and stress levels aren't worth 10 cents. That's a bullshit test, not adequate compensation. If you take that, they'll continue to take advantage of your life force. 10 - 20% is what you should be seeking for a promotion. Ask for 2 dollars more or politely decline.

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The answer is obviously no and all the people who makes 30 dollars an hour here lives in the city or somewhere that's expensive.

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Weigh how important it is to buff your resume vs spending time with your kids

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Veggeta X posted...

The answer is obviously no and all the people who makes 30 dollars an hour here lives in the city or somewhere that's expensive.

No way I make more than 30 an hour and spend less than 600 on rent

That said I agree with gnumbers

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TwoDoorPC posted...

not worth it for an extra 10 cents an hour

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Try to negotiate for better compensation. Otherwise no.

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Make dat mmooney, mannnn, c;mon, make dat money!

Yeah, that seems like a pretty minor raise. Basically it will be eaten by taxes and for what?

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That's like a joke offer, you'd be foolish to take it

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10 cents more to be with your kids less sounds like a no to me dog.

edit: lol suspended.

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Ten cents is pretty insulting

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Hell no

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Lmao wtf. Accept it to get it on your resume then immediately look for a new job. Any place that does that is shit

TwoDoorPC posted...

not worth it for an extra 10 cents an hour

if it was an extra 10 dollars sure 10 cents nah

two options:
(1) take the job and assume an increase in responsibilities for six months to a year and use the experience as leverage looking for a higher paying job elsewhere
(2) decline

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That's a waste of time dont do it, like 10 bucks extra a paycheck.

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Agree with everyone else saying that it's a trash raise. Honestly even without kids and whatnot I don't think it would be worth it. It sounds like you are doing a lot more and sacrificing more of yourself for no real extra benefit.

Add in that you have a family and you are sacrificing that time, fuck that.

I hate the work culture in this country. You should not have to sacrifice so much of your life to be able to provide for yourself and your family.

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lot more work for 10 cents that is shit

Take the job and immediately look into getting a new job within a few months. The job title will help land a better position.

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scorpion41 posted...

Take the job and immediately look into getting a new job within a few months. The job title will help land a better position

This is how you get stuck tbh. It's hard work looking for a job and if he now will have to work nights and weekends, even harder to find the energy to fill out applications and schedule job interviews around his crazy schedule.


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tc is a troll already suspended rip

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Shows how little your boss thinks of you.

I wouldn't take on the extra work and hours for an extra dollar per hour. 10 cents is beyond offensive, and if that's what they value their sups at, you should look around.


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AlCalavicci posted...

This is how you get stuck tbh. It's hard work looking for a job and if he now will have to work nights and weekends, even harder to find the energy to fill out applications and schedule job interviews around his crazy schedule.

Its a lot better than trying to move laterally for equal or less pay, or just staying put. If he desires to move up quickly, he can use the shit job as a stepping stone. The title on the resume would give him a leg up on 90% of the applicants hed be going up against. Within the year hed be in a more desirable position.

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scorpion41 posted...

Its a lot better than trying to move laterally for equal or less pay, or just staying put. If he desires to move up quickly, he can use the shit job as a stepping stone. The title on the resume would give him a leg up on 90% of the applicants hed be going up against. Within the year hed be in a more desirable position.

Is it a lot better though? There's no guarantee there will be jobs that will hire him and he's giving up time with his family and a study schedule for practically nothing extra, and hoping that there will be jobs that will hire him with a small amount of "lead" experience.

Doesn't seem worth it tbh. And honestly, the extra .10 per hour, being so low, feels super disrespectful.

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more stress and responsibility and less time with your kids for an extra 10 cents an hour? thats a big hell nah for me

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Lmao no

maybe for 10% more

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An extra $8 in your paycheck?

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SomeLikeItHoth posted...

Not worth it unless you hate your life.

TheMikh posted...

two options:
(1) take the job and assume an increase in responsibilities for six months to a year and use the experience as leverage looking for a higher paying job elsewhere
(2) decline

This. If you think its worth the long term picture, do it. If not, dont.

So, you give up your heart and soul to the company, and in exchange, you get peanuts?

Yeah, no.


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