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I think sometimes we all feel like we are worth more than we get paid. (I think everyone has said at some point--"They don't pay me enough to do this!") When I really think about though--of course I'd like to make more money, but I really do think I get paid fairly. And I definitely could be doing worse.
Are you happy with how much you get paid in your job? Do you think you're paid fairly?
(PS this isn't an open venting session about not making enough money; let's keep it friendly!)
I finished grad school in July 2007 (in molecular biology). I'm currently a post-doctoral fellow. As such I'm making approximately 60% of what I could make if I was working in industry (but am earning a fair amount as post-doc salaries go). I'm biding my time here, getting experience (and hopefully riding out the recession) until I can go get a real job. Then I should be making a salary that is commensurate with being in school for 20-some years straight!
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I voted "other," because I'm currently getting my Ph.D. in English and am teaching as an adjunct while I do that. I'm paid very little, which sucks, but it's just part of the process. If I ever manage to get a "real," full-time gig, I'll at least get a semi-respectable salary (although not one commensurate with being in school for 20-something years straight, because I selected the notoriously non-lucrative field of English. Go figure.). ;)
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I'm unemployed! Laid off at the beginning of the month. That said, I do get a pretty decent unemployment check, given that I don't have to do any work at all.
I voted "not paid enough for what I'm worth". Dedication to my job has also recently given me a lovely case of bronchitis in fact! One more reason to give me a raise! Lol!
Women are, on average, still paid something like 75 cents on each dollar men make. Crazy, right? So, I voted for "I think Im paid fairly but would like more!"
I'm currently finishing grad school and don't have a "grown-up job" right now. When I finish in May, I see myself ending up as the speech-language pathologist in a school (preferably for early childhood). The pay is just kind of so-so. I could make more if I worked in a medical setting (or probably any other setting really), but the idea of never having to go in to work on a weekend, having holidays and breaks off, and getting a summer vacation sounds so appealing. I know I can always supplement my income by working for a company as a contractor in the evenings, on weekends, or on breaks if money gets to be a real concern. After being in school and being poor for so long, really anything will seem great initially!
I'm with Rosy. I'm a fellow, so I get paid a fraction of my worth. If I was able to get a "real" job next year (which I can't), I'd at least double my pay... The academic life is quite the racket!
I am very grateful for my income and I'll admit sometimes I don't feel worthy. I make more than the average person with my degree and experience. I'm constantly looking for ways to give back to humanity, hopefully it helps to be conscious of it and doing what I can.
I am currently a graduate student (molecular pharmacology) and work 40+ hours/week at least... I tend to think of myself as an indentured servant. But luckily I am graduating soon with a PhD and plan to dedicate my life to therapeutic medical advancement. Talk about delayed gratification!
It took a move across COUNTRY before I finally felt like I was paid fairly! I was short-changed at every job I held on the East Coast. And I'd go to performance review after performance review hearing how "commendable" and "impressive" the meager 1-2% pay increases were. It's a totally different story for my industry (web design) on the West Coast, thank goodness!
I'm a teacher...so I think you can pretty much guess what I voted for. 
I do have to say, I think that teaching (when it's done right) and health/social services jobs are some of the toughest, that don't always pay well. Lots of kudos and thanks to the people in those fields!
Thanks Latte...yes if you are actually in the classroom you are so grossly underpaid. It's so weird how salaries are decided for certain jobs.
I get paid pretty well for engineering. Just as well as the men do! So I can't really complain. I did bust my ass for 4 years, though, so I feel like it was a long time coming. Not that I wouldn't LIKE more money...i can always find ways to put it to use =]. But all things considering, it's a nice way to start off your early 20's, then add grad school and your MBA and you're doing pretty well. It's nice to be in a field that most women don't necessarily want to go into, because there are tons of opportunities. If you can get over the geeky stereotype 
I'm a teacher, so I definitely feel like I don't get paid enough. Especially when I consider that I have a master's degree, the same number of years as experience as friends I finished my undergrad degree with and they make WAY more money than I do.
It is kind of depressing, but I think I just need to get over it and wait until I've been in longer and can make more money.
First post here! I think I make plenty of money and the way I gauge that is by looking around me. Roof over my head? Check. Food in the fridge? Check. Cash in my wallet? Check.
I learned a few years ago, in the very hardest of ways, life is short. Choose your love, love your choice. This applies to all things in your life - relationships, careers, right down to how you decorate your home, and the kind of car you drive.
If you love your choices, you'll find happiness every way you turn.
I'm unemployed too! but my severance is pretty nice so I guess I should have said more than i'm worth cause my main job right now is wedding planning! :)
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Not to be a Braggy McBraggerson, but I am a teacher and have a master's and it kinda makes me a little sick to look at what I make compared to what people in other areas with Master's degrees make. But, you don't become a teacher to become rich, you do it to enrich...so I am ok with it...
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Please, I am not afraid to say that I am being totally ripped off in my salary. I'm a teacher earning a meager salary. In addition to my more than full time teaching job, I bring work home on nights and weekends, participate in several additional committees, tutor kids before and after school, run the school book club, and am taking grad classes to keep my teacher license current. WHEW. I love my job, but I'm worth a million bucks, baby!
Aww, I'm so sad to read about all of you underpaid teachers - I think that's so unfair given the great work you do! I really think all of you teachers should move to Canada (or at least, Ontario). Our teachers are well paid with a notoriously fantastic pension plan. Plus, Canada is awesome in general. Just sayin'.
Personally, I am very happy with my pay. I work for a major software company as an intern (have since last May) and will until the end of August. Then it's back to a couple of hundred dollars of income a month - ah, the student life. I feel very fortunate but a bit hesitant because I know that, barring me getting a post-grad job at my current employer (which I will only accept if it is a work-at-home position), then I probably won't make the money I'm making now *after* graduation.
I think I am paid well for my job description. However, I go way above and beyond what's asked of me. I would love that to be recognized in a pay raise, and it was....but then the economy tanked and they took away our raises. Now they are firing people. Now I am just glad to still have a job, and plugging away at it so that when we recover I'll be a great raise candidate.
i voted paid too much because i really enjoy what i do, the company and the people i work with and you cant buy that sort of contentment in the office place. but i also know that i earned myself to a level that to start elsewhere with another company, market value for my job title would be at least $20K less
Right now, I'm working in retail, and while I'm probably making "as much as I'm worth", I'm not happy with the amount I make. When I graduate from school, I'll be a nurse, and looking at potential salaries, I'm more than happy with it. =)
My fiance will be making crap money (he thinks), though, as a programmer.
I think for my age, I make a great salary...
but at the company i work at... I am doing way more than I should so a raise would be nice.
I do alot of overtime and work my butt off.
Lets just hope that at my 1 year (oct) they will compensate accordingly.
I am kind of like Ms. Flamingo in that I think I make a good salary for my age.
On the other hand, I know people who have the same position as me, do less work than I do and make more than me, so that's where I have a tough time answering this one.
I'm just glad to have a job!
I work for a non-profit so while my job is enriching and I feel like I'm doing something that matters, most of my organization's employees don't get paid enough. That's pretty much a given though working for a non-profit, and we're paid fairly within our industry.
In all honesty the money is one of the few good points to my job, and often is what gets me out of bed in the morning!
Although since a workworker quit and I'm now doing his job AND mine, I do feel like I should be compensated, but I know that won't happen. I'm enjoying the money while it lasts, as I'm actively looking for a job closer to home and now I'm being pad a "big city" salary and I won't be once I find a job closer to home, but it will be WORTH it not to have a crappy commute and a frustrating job!
I am paid on commission and my company's compensation package is the best in the industry. However, there's always room for more and since I am very money motivated, I am always pushing for more.
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I am getting shafted and I know it. I run an office and recently found out the receptionist in our building (doesn't work for our company) makes more than me. hmm WTF? she is also about 5 years younger than me too! bull!
I really can't argue too much about my pay because I know that I get paid pretty well for what I do in the military (photographer). Being in a rural area, I wouldn't get paid probably nearly as much (with all the added military benefits, ie. free health care, etc.) in the civilian world.
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I too am a research assistant working towards a PhD so I feel like I can't complain because I will eventually get paid more but it would be nice to make more money now. I took two years off between finifhing my masters and starting on my PhD and for one and a half of them had a real job so my salary is now only a bit more than 1/3 what I made last year which was hard to see while doing my taxes.
Same as Rosy and Doctorgirl - I'm a Ph.D student, but in the humanities. So there's no prospect of ever being paid well!
I think I make good money for what I do, but I would like to make more. I make less than everyone else in my office and I think it is b/c of my age :-/
just found out I'm the lowest paid in my department..I wont go there..I'll be leaving right after the wedding
I'm pretty well paid for my age, especially considering I also get overtime sometimes, though I know all my friends make more than I do (they're in different fields). But I'm comfortable, I can pay my bills, and I can afford to fly and visit my sister or buy a pair of shoes now and then, so I really can't complain. Our company opted not to give many raises at the last performance review period (due to the economy they claim, but not quite sure I believe them ^_^), but I received one of the few. So I REALLY can't complain considering I was more fortunate than some of my friends at work.
But of course I think I should make more--I work hard and I know I'm fairly indispensable at this moment in time. I'm just biding my time and waiting to climb the ladder. ^_^
I'm surprised that there are so many academics on WB! I'm glad to see you all. i am a postdoc (in Neurobiology) and I am paid fairly for academic postdoc; but totally could be making double if not triple of my salary had I taken the industry route. No regrets though. I want to see if I can make it as a PI at a major research university first; if not, then it won't be too late to make the $ then! :)
Im just a law clerk for the State Attorney's at the moment - which I believe the pay is fair & reasonable. I hope to continue with the state as an attorney - dont know how well that will go - but i think considering the hours are pretty solid compared to working at big firms with 50 hour work weeks - I feel the low pay is appropriate within the legal field & something to consider when not being totally stressed out at a big firm. They also have perks like loan forgiveness if you work publici interest - so that's a huge incentive to lesser pay :)
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