Do you think that employers are more likely to take advantage of younger people regarding pay?
I think that the younger ones are taken advantage of because we aren't well aware of what are work is actually worth. How do we address this issue? Any ideas on negotiating for a raise? Or would you consider taking your services elsewhere?
Answer:
Yes, of course younger people are taken advantage of simple because they do not know better. When you start working all you want is that job, salary negotiation is hardly ever a part of it. That being said:
1) Find out the average pay for your job
2) Rate yourself (honestly) on how good you really are.
3) Suggest a salary with a bit of wiggle room down.
4) Settle at your wage, not the HR persons.
You have to be willing to turn down a job because the pay is too low. In many cases if you do walk away from an interview on your own account because salary negotiations we not to your expectation, you may end up with a surprise phone call shortly after the interview.
If you are already in a job with lower than expected wages, you need to confront the matter. In most cases the argument "Well, you agreed to this." will come up. If you take this stance and demand a raise, you should be ready to walk away from the job.
As opposed to when you are negotiating a starting salary for a new job you are in a position of power, they need you. On the other hand, if you have the job, and especially if there are other candidates available for your job, you are in a position of weakness and you need to understand this.
Personally, if I were in the position of being underpaid and working, I would not bother with the raise and simply start looking for another position. Salvaging the job may create more problems than it is worth.
Not my boss. At my full time job I am the youngest (21 yrs. old) and I'm the highest paid. and no its not because I'm a young chick and am easy! because im not.. I work hard
and I also own my own business too, im the boss!! So i pay myself by how hard I work!!
I had this same issue at a previous employer. I left and got a huge raise at my new job. The reality is that you're not going to get a large increase in your current position. It sounds like you were hired below scale. You can't make up for it unless you find employment elsewhere and request a higher starting salary. Good luck!
A. Know your market.
B. Know the cost of living in your area
C. Hone your negotiation skills
D. Get expereince before you complain.
A company will not pay you anymore than they have to. If you go into an interview or salary negotiation and you don't know how much you should be getting they will know and they will pay you as little as possible.
A salary negotiation is exactly that, a negotiation. I'm getting paid more than some more expereinced co-workers of mine. Why? Because I'm a better negotiator. I made the interviewer realize my worth, I made him understand I knew how much I was worth, and I made him believe that I didn't need the job.
My salary negotiation took two weeks. Another guy who worked here started two days after his interview. I know he's not getting paid what he deserves.
Expereince pays. Most large companies work as a diploma mill. They want un-expereinced fresh graduates that they can underpay, get to do the work, and they can force out to replace with more underpaid workers.
When you are new to the workforce you don't have anything more than any other applicant other than a GPA. The employers know this, and no matter how buddy buddy they get with you, they will take full advantage of that fact, and they can hire someone else instead of you and not lose a minute sleep.
Without a college degree you will almost ALWAYS get paid less than someone with a college degree with the same amount of expereince. It doesn't matter what the job is.
Do you like your job? If so keep it as long as you have enough money for your expenses dont worry about it. your friend probably has children and has been on the job longer. as your years grow so will your pay but if you dont wanna wait make an ultimatum to your boss threatening to switch companies if they dont give in to your demands. you risk your job though so that goes back to my first question. I hope this helped
You are addressing the issue by posting this information.Educating
those who care enough about their futures to listen and make an informed decision concerning where they work is probably the best thing you can do.
That happened to me and you should definetly do your research before you confront them. I went to my management because there was a girl younger then me but she worked a different location and she was getting paid more then I was and I told my mananger and she threatened to suspend me from work. But I know that alot of times it is based on your experiance and how long much you know in what they base the pay on and did you go to school or not there are alot of factors that go into it
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