Gotta learn to read the test Maury. Pay is only part of your “compensation package” which includes vacation, sick, medical, and other benefits. Your value also includes things like facilities and amenities, culture, incidentals, and of course training, betterment, or education opportunities or stipends. There are also intangibles like autonomy, trust, schedule flexibility, work life balance, etc.
At the end of the day- you ant sum up your “value” by what your paycheck says alone. It’s an aggregate. And if you aren’t leveraging what your employer offers it is sometimes you not valuing them. Of course... I “value” my pants. Couldn’t do my business without them. I will replace them though if it is prudent. I also don’t worship them and keep them on a good pedestal. And the term “value...” value isn’t worth. A value is when the costs are fair for or less than the perceived benefits.
So if you want to base your value on your paycheck- that still doesn’t mean the company doesn’t value you. That means that to your company- paying you more would no longer be a value because it would be more than they perceive you return to them.
OR... not. The pay you receive could simply be- what they can afford to pay. I mean, my partners me- is worth mansions and fancy trips every weekend and the finest of life. But... I can’t afford all that all the time. So I give what I can while still keeping things running and being able to save and invest- and of course have money for me. Because your work might value you- but they value the CEO or the shareholders more. So you get what’s left after the people they value more get theirs.
*Every company in 2019 getting caught with their pants down*
“We didn’t___. We failed to live up to the high standard of ___ that we set for ouselves, and for that, we apologize. In the future we will ___ more and ___ less”
Shareholders: Looks like profit is back on the menu
“We didn’t___. We failed to live up to the high standard of ___ that we set for ouselves, and for that, we apologize. In the future we will ___ more and ___ less”
Shareholders: Looks like profit is back on the menu