• Do more than you are paid to do, and you’ll eventually be paid more for what you do – Zig Ziglar

Does everyone concur?

It has been my experience that this is possible. It has also been my experience that this is becoming less and less true.

When this statement was initially made, it was more likely true.

Today, I think this is true if you are self-employed or work at a small business.
In the large business/corporate world, the raises and advancements go to those that play office politics well.

I believe it is true if you consider being paid does not necessarily mean monetarily.

Cheers~

you would think that would be the case but it isn't . Life isn't fair

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Originally posted by 400m:
Does everyone concur?

Not in my experience.

I was hired as a General Maintenance worker at the cannery. Starting wage $14/hr. The other GM guys replaced the odd motor, did preventive maintenance on conveyor lines, basic plumbing repairs and welding.

I did all that for three years, plus the work of an industrial electrician, IT for the admin computers and phone system, tweaked PLC programming, designed and built machine controls and helped with the implementation of the SAP module for maintenance. Also was the Assistant Maintenance Manager with all the associated paperwork and meetings.

Ending wage: $14/hr.

Fuck 'em.

I suspect it depends where you work (field and company).

I was blessed in that I think this held true for me. I’m not sure that someone fresh out of college starting in the same field (computer networking software engineer) would enjoy the same blessings.

I came up with the mindset that a job was an opportunity to add value for the company and be recognized and compensated for it.

It seems like things have “gotten tighter” and one has to look harder to find a place to make a meaningful difference.

It is the right thing to do, regardless of whether one is rewarded for the effort. Eventually, somebody will reward you for your effort, perhaps not your current employer.

The right thing to do is to make sure your employer compensates you fairly for your effort. Or find one who will. Not wait until that employer hands fairness to you as a gift. The compensation makes it fair. Not the hope that an employer will eventually make it fair. Telling someone that they must earn fairness is the bullshit that people use to underpay an employee. That is not to say that all employees should be compensated equally. Only fairly.