Do you always give 100 percent at work, but the salary does not seem appropriate to you?
Then quickly check whether you really earn too little.
Employers often demand more performance from their employees than they can in the given period of time - and please do so without grumbling and grumbling.
Unfortunately, they often forget to reward the commitment of their employees accordingly.
The result: Frustration spreads.
But how do I even know that I'm not earning enough?
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Signs that you are underpaid at work
If you want to clarify whether you are really underpaid in your job, look out for the following signs:
Your colleagues earn more:
Although it is usually not allowed, employees sometimes talk to each other about their salary.
If your colleagues earn more than you with the same work and similar experience, you should urgently renegotiate - but without mentioning your colleagues.
"Better to talk about your 'market value'", advises career advisor Martin Wehrle in an interview with the news portal
rundschau-online.de.
No increase in salary in sight:
Although there is no legal entitlement to a salary increase, employees can expect a regular salary increase if they perform consistently well. If nothing has happened on your pay slip for years, you are clearly underpaid. At least two percent should be included in the annual interview - 20 to 30 percent for a promotion, according to
karrierebibel.de
.
New title, but no more money:
You may be widely praised or even given a new title - is there still an ebb in terms of salary increases?
That's not a good sign.
“Companies often try to fob off employees with it alone.
But appreciation is only real if it also takes into account the value of the employee on the pay slip, ”continues Wehrle.
Other companies pay better:
The industry standard salary can be compared with a few clicks on rating portals on the Internet.
Maybe other companies pay better after all?
You should also ask around in your circle of friends and acquaintances.
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Here's what you can do to get better paid
Even if you are underpaid, you shouldn't get demotivated and sink into frustration.
Take a positive approach and first seek a conversation with the boss: Demand a salary adjustment with powerful arguments.
After all, very few companies voluntarily offer to pay more wages.
This also shows that you consider your work to be of value to the company.
If this renegotiation is not crowned with success either and your supervisor does not offer any prospects for the future, you still have the option of resigning and trying your luck in another company.
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