ThatWillBuffOut
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Mar 11, 2022 10:49 PM
ThatWillBuffOut
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MBdub210
The other half are teachers, now working as stay-at-home parents, with no prospects of returning to such shitty working conditions.
Becker37
Well, guess I'm in that other half... Thanks covid
jonalexassblast
I don't earn a ton more, but my work load was reduced by like 60% and I get more days off.
FisheswithDynamite
One of the worst things in the working world is having a job you like that pays you well, and seeing it devolve in to a retail type hell.
cabotom65
I'm curious who these people are that they surveyed because they must have surveyed only out-of-touch rich people to get this result.
Mattzahball
Pfft I wish. I’ve been applying like crazy, but changing career fields is tough. No one wants you if your skills are specialized.
Applecrack
Making 10,000 more a year with up to 4,000 in yearly bonuses and less hours. New boss just wants me to keep the place from burning down. ez
PanNonOpticon
If the pay was completely random, half would earn more than before.
HoochIsCrazzy
PeOpLe DoN't WaNt To WoRk!
PotatoFaceSmurf666
The Great Resignation.
notyoubizness
Dumbest headline ever. The other half earn less? The same?
Deleteourfuture
Yet they're still taking home less buying power with the dollar becoming worthless
pleaseacknowledgethecat
Wonder how many of them will be able to avoid lay offs that are inevitably coming due to costs rising and profits shrinking… ?
frischcode
I started a new role in November. Much better money. Less responsibility. Still remote.
cabotom65
Thats odd that I have yet to meet 1 of these people making all this money from our government. Everyone I know that needs help is still poor
Betacoo
Who took this survey? Because this is not the case of regular Americans
PenguinNamedWobbles
You can always keep bettering yourself and trading up as you get new skills. This is always happening and not a bad thing.
itsthevoiceman
Those are the ones who quit. Many of us are still unemployed from 2020.
psychobob2213
Can confirm. About 36% more.
josieexplosion
40% increase year one. 5% raise last year but moving up again this year and still get to WFH!
NorthmanoftheNorth
BEANS! They're beans now.
RotoGnash
"Survey Suggest" translates to, "I made this shit up".
reallynotmikepence
Well when you find a better job you have to quit the last one so it's probably technically true.
AdmiralBananaSplitter1
Or work both jobs.
neomagus00
Yeah, this is "Of the people who switch insurance providers, the average savings is $400!" No shit, that's why they switched!
homoneurotic
Yep. Quit my shitty company for a 75% INCREASE in pay! Fully remote!! I didn't know how GROSSLY underpaid I was til I started looking.
rawdog
Take that "quitters never win and winners never quit"!!! Fucking PsyOps used to control us all!!!! (/s /ns)
rawdog
I guess my sarcasm wasnt clear enough....jokes people...
rumpleforeskinforthewin
And then you have people in the other direction that think they run the place just to realize they were just a number and their presence…
rumpleforeskinforthewin
Only tolerated not necessary. And you have people that think if they don’t get promoted after 2 weeks that they’re getting shafted and quit.
Goldfinger1964
The math checks out.
Red9800
"You've got to know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away. And know when to run." - Kenny Rogers, "The Gambler"
feren
I ran in December 2020 and it was the best decision I ever made, because otherwise I'd be ashes in an urn on my parents' mantelshelf now.
Red9800
No matter what, always take care of yourself first both mentally and physically.
nimdae
Changed jobs recently and got a big pay bump, more than I asked for. Better benefits and better work environment as well.
brett427
I worked for the same place for 16 years, worked my way up the company ladder (construction industry) from in the field 1/3
brett427
2/3 To management, was consistently underpaid with little or no bonuses (bonuses are common in construction) I left that company in Aug 2021
brett427
3/3 income increased by 45% BEFORE monthly bonuses- previous company had one yearly bonus that was equal to or less than monthly bonuses
brett427
ALSO got away from horrible company culture and poor treatment of employees, Some really great people who will probably also leave soon
Jusmar
Yup, got a 30% raise just moving roles. The perks are a bit worse, but I'm away from a shitty company so that's a plus.
ChiliBeef
What perks are worse? Would it be not-as-good health benefits? Or, not as many Paid Time Off and paid sick days?
feren
15% increase for me, and far less responsibility. For this role I don't even have to carry a cell phone if I don't want to. Such bliss.
Dragonindistress
30k more, wfh, and also away from a terrible company. New company just dropped 5k into everyone's 401k b/c they had a good year.
orchidaedra
Husband quit his job -inventory at used car place- to study to be a paramedic- he's doing really well in classes so far
spookyactionatadistance
Same. 30% more just by moving companies and now I'm interviewing for a position that's 48% more. Going from junior to intermediate.
TheArtOfMeh
Nice! I got a 32% increase and a creer growth plan implemented from my work because I received a 25% increase offer from another company. >
TheArtOfMeh
< Definitely pays to know what other options are out there
SpicyPeanuts27
That's a huge change for the better. My employer had been voted worst company to work for 3 years in a row now...
Blud4BludGod
The only raises I've ever gotten have been insulting, a dollar an hour here and there but mostly 50 or even 25 cent increments. I've...
Blud4BludGod
...secured five and ten dollar an hour pay bumps from my last position while starting with a new employer more than once, though.
VolcanoHerder
30% raise plus a wild increase in benefits and much less toxic work environment here. But oh the bureaucracy - so frustrating.
FormerlySable
I get this. It’s the same trade-off I made 10 years ago. Hang in there if you like the new job, though. You can learn how to subvert (1/2)
FormerlySable
2/2) or circumvent the bureaucracy over time.
VolcanoHerder
Glad to know there's hope, thanks!
captain5
I have made a 570% raise in the last 6 years job hopping every year. I went from 35k to 200k.
Imjustasconfusedastherestofyou
Woah what field are you in?
DarkerSavant
I second this. What field?
ShedTrady
Not at 200k but I went from making 40k as a graphic designer to 125k as a senior user experience designer in the tech field in 3 years.
Nitrobakter
And the other half?
OldnFatBobba
also earning more money.
toastedbagelwithcreamcheese
are stay at home cat moms…
Zhesion
To shreds you say?
Obijesus
Welcome to Costco, I love you
WhiteRaven
I'm getting by but it feels like the leash is getting tighter
somebodythatyouusetoknow
Died of covid.
HenryLongfellowIII
Dead. All dead.
UnitConversionBotButTerrible
wadatahmydamie
The other less than half*.
Revan1138
Not everyone can succeed every time. Doesn't mean you shouldn't try.
redbullvodka
Broke and taking side gigs to keep the lights on, thanks for asking.
landran
The lucky few who stayed the course were rewarded with Pizza Parties
Ikingg
Who cares, they are poor
IGotLordVoldemortsNose
They had to take the first halves lower paying jobs.
xxdayoffatexx
Got replaced by the other half as more skilled labor appeared for better wages
CardioVascular
Dead.
cakeordeathdeathimeancake
still have no job... :(
ryo0hki
Same
inkasep1
For what it’s worth, you stepped out of a position that was killing you, and that takes strength in its own right
DocGigglez
I'm in this comment and I don't like it.
FukTedCruz
Or... died of covid cuz of said job
Rodrodington1
Early retirement and temporary family obligations
captainswoopty
dejadrew
I’d make an amazing prostitute
DadOnTheInternet
Prove it
Totallyscrewedinaustin
Nah, we're "essential"
allthenamesaregone
Technically less than half. Though it doesn't say by how much. Could be 55/45, could be 80/20.
GrosseChung
I'd assume it's close to half if they said "half", otherwise that'd just be plain wrong
allthenamesaregone
Media using technically correct but misleading phrasing? NEVAR!!!
GrosseChung
But if it wasn't close to half that wouldn't be misleading, that would be entirely false. They fib, but they don't call 20/80 half
allthenamesaregone
They don't say "close to half" though, they say "more than half" which could still be 80%.
comacomacomacomachameleon
Some took pay cuts to stay remote or to bail on a toxic work environment. Also a lot quit with no backup plan.
WhisperingJeffGoldblum
I left a toxic job that made me want to kill myself. Earning much less $$$ now but MUCH happier.
coronakilla
Same boat here. Well worth it tho IMO
WhisperingJeffGoldblum
Absolutely! :D
thyfartismurder
I'm hanging by a thread with nothing to fall on I'm scared
WhisperingJeffGoldblum