Asking for a raise now

true red, but to play devil's advocate, no matter how cheap a company is, it still has to fly at least one person in for an interview, put them in a hotel and feed them during the interview process, and if they find their person just with the one interview, said company still has to help move the person and a possible family and then shell out more coin so an employee can not do their job and instead train the new person.

paying someone 6 percent instead of 3 and not paying for all of the new person's "stuff" seems cheaper to me, especially if the person you have is a good employee.

 

Within reason, it's absolutely OK to ask for a raise. Every employee should be rewarded for their work, and although many angry parents, coaches, etc. may disagree, it's not a job everyone can do.

 

When my boss took another job, the ME didn't replace the position for months. As a reward, I and the rest of the staff were told that we were slackers and that our opinions didn't matter. So I think a raise is out of the question.

 

ever think for a second maybe you are a slacker house?

 

Companies somewhere in the world actually pay to fly in their applicants, put them in hotels, and feed them? I guess I must not be a young stud or know one, because I have yet to see that happen in this industry. Most candidates I know, especially at smaller papers, are entirely on their own for those expenses (they might get a dime for moving once they're hired)— and if they don't have the cajones to step into their job with a day's training, they likely don't get the jobs. I guess, maybe, I should be looking to move to one of those companies.

I agree completely with that, though I'm not sure those doing the hiring at many places always see the big-picture ecnomoics of it.

 

I've interviewed for three jobs within the last four years -- including one at a smaller paper -- and have always had my travel covered. I always thought that was standard practice, no matter what the industry or how big the company is.

 

Not even close in this indusry as far as I can tell.

 

If refusing to work off the clock makes me a slacker, then yes. Then again, the other writer puts in 10-20 extra off the clock and was still called a slacker, too.

 

it's never come up on a post i've seen so i will ask because of your screen name, do you live/work in canada? maybe things are different there.

 

I just got a second job for the rest of the summer/fall working in the Pro Shop of the local golf course. I figure three days/week will pay my rent and free up some extra money. The sad part is the pay (which carries over from working in the winter at said resort) will just $.35 less than what I'm making at my 'real job.'