Do you compare your salary with others?

[Eagle-Ladybird]

To compare at individual level is , at best, non-productive and generally not healthy. But having said that, it’s also not wise ot be totally oblivious to the world around us.


One should regularly update one’s worth, so to speak. Knowledge/awareness of one’s industry benchmarks, to me, serves some purpose if it motivates the right way.

I don’t compare pays at individual level, as there’s no end to it. I have colleagues/friends who can make couple millions a year (and some are in US$). Equally I have friends who earn much less.

If the comparison drives you to do better, then it’s to be encouraged. Otherwise it’s better measured vis-a-vis what you want in life and value system.

[RRMummy]

Eagle-Ladybird:

I have colleagues/friends who can make couple millions a year (and some are in US$). Equally I have friends who earn much less.

:!: :!: :!: What do you do for a living??

[Funz]

If want to compare will always be 比上不足，比下有余. There will always be others who earn a lot more then you and conversely, there will be a lot of others earning lesser.


I have a policy for my staff. Salary, bonuses, are all confidential. If I catch any of them going around asking others about their salary and causing dissatisfaction among colleagues as a result of this, I will not hesitate to put the person on probation or even dismiss them.

[markfch]

From past recruitment experience, one of the phenomena I noticed was that the fresh grads pay (at least in the engineering line) has kept up with the yearly increments of working staff. So there was a point whereby freshies were asking for the same pay as engineers with a few yrs experience under their belts.


Now not all companies practise pay adjustments. So in such cases, HR staff can only do this ==> :stupid:

So if you're experienced staff, you think it's better to compare pay or not?

[Eagle-Ladybird]

hahaha . . . I can assure you I’m not in that category.


Believed me, the top 1% performers in the front line of several industries, draw paychecks in millions (even if a big portion of it, is performance based, the basic is still substantial). But that’s no my point - my point is, there’s no end to comparing at individual levels.

[RRMummy]

Eagle-Ladybird:

hahaha . . . I can assure you I'm not in that category.


Believed me, the top 1% performers in the front line of several industries, draw paychecks in millions (even if a big portion of it, is performance based, the basic is still substantial). But that's no my point - my point is, there's no end to comparing at individual levels.

I know your point... but.. but.. the millions are just too shocking to ignore...

[buds]

RRMummy:

Eagle-Ladybird:

hahaha . . . I can assure you I'm not in that category.


Believed me, the top 1% performers in the front line of several industries, draw paychecks in millions (even if a big portion of it, is performance based, the basic is still substantial). But that's no my point - my point is, there's no end to comparing at individual levels.

I know your point... but.. but.. the millions are just too shocking to ignore...

:rotflmao:

[tankee]

RRMummy:

Eagle-Ladybird:

hahaha . . . I can assure you I'm not in that category.


Believed me, the top 1% performers in the front line of several industries, draw paychecks in millions (even if a big portion of it, is performance based, the basic is still substantial). But that's no my point - my point is, there's no end to comparing at individual levels.

I know your point... but.. but.. the millions are just too shocking to ignore...

:rotflmao:

[RRMummy]

:? Why u 2 laughing at me leh... :cheeky:

[tree nymph]

RRMummy:

Eagle-Ladybird:

hahaha . . . I can assure you I'm not in that category.


Believed me, the top 1% performers in the front line of several industries, draw paychecks in millions (even if a big portion of it, is performance based, the basic is still substantial). But that's no my point - my point is, there's no end to comparing at individual levels.

I know your point... but.. but.. the millions are just too shocking to ignore...

:!: :!:

:rotflmao: