Ahhh, the old "I put up with it, so so should you!" argument. Not an excuse. Look at it this way: We all have an interest in attracting the best quality people to this place because they're who we're going to have to work with until we retire. $35-$40K a year will turn some (maybe many) good candidates away in the current hiring environment. It is in our interest to fix this in the next contract.
Originally Posted by
whalesurfer
Fair enough KME and to be clear, yes, I wish our first year pay was significantly higher! However, for years and years it was $28K and back then people had families, kids, mortgages, etc. just like they do now. This is nothing new.
In fact, one could say that the current 1st year pay is significantly higher than just a decade or so ago.
According to
this inflation calculator $28,000 in 2005 dollars equals $35,094.77 in 2017 dollars. So almost $10,000 less than what new hires get today.. (converted to 2017 $s)
No matter what number you settle on there will always be those who say it's too low.
So while I applaud you for knowing what your personal limits are I still contend that no one should ever plan his or her future based on the probationary pay.
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