This year, the COVID-19 pandemic has made most of us desperate to find a permanent job that can provide us with a steady income. However, desperation can be a weakness especially if you can be easily manipulated.
Employers out there might be thinking that since you’re desperate you will definitely take any job you can get even if you’re being underpaid. Don’t let them take advantage of you! You should know your worth!
Here are a few obvious signs that you are underpaid:
1. You are underpaid if you could earn more money from another employer in your area
When you’re casually scrolling through Jobstreet and Linkedin, you start noticing that other companies are actually paying people in your position more than you are getting paid now. That’s the most obvious sign to look out for.
You can also visit this website to find out the annual average salary of someone in your position.
2. You are underpaid if you have more and more responsibilities but not more salary
Most of the time, when your responsibilities increase, so does your salary. It makes sense kan? More work = more pay. But when you are in a situation where your boss keeps giving you more and more responsibilities, but your salary seems to be the same je, that girlfriend, is called taking advantage.
3. You are underpaid if other people in your firm do work that is very similar to yours and get paid more
The next time you’re chilling by the watercooler with your co-workers try and find out what their responsibilities are and how much they are getting paid. If you notice how they do the same things as you but are getting a higher pay then you need to find a better place and leave or just talk to your boss about it.
4. You are underpaid if you haven’t had a performance review in over a year
Performance reviews are daunting for sure, but if you’ve been doing a good job, they help you get a promotion or a raise or both a promotion and a raise. Try and think about the last time your boss has a performance review with you, if you can’t even recall the last time, then maybe there’s a reason for that.
5. You are underpaid if you see many talented people in your company leaving for other opportunities
If someone is really good at what they’re doing and has a job that pays them well, why would they leave? One of the main reasons why people leave a company is because of the pay. We don’t have to be shy to admit that we all need money and deserve to be paid according to our talents and hard work.
So, when your boss start taking advantage of your talent obviously people start leaving, so maybe you should start looking for a new job too.
