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Subject:Re: FWD: More problems with equity From:"hope.d.cascio" <hope -dot- d -dot- cascio -at- ARTHURANDERSEN -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 6 Feb 1998 16:35:42 -0600
Anonymous:
It seems from your post that you have two gripes:
1. You were given just slightly more for a promotion than for a standard
cost-of-living annual increase
2. You're not paid as well as developers who code
My personal philosophy on the whole thing, and this has been discussed to death
on here, is that you cannot compare your compensation package to either your
co-workers or the industry standard. Ultimately, you have to figure out what
you need to live on, what you think you're worth, and how much you like your
job. Then decide if you want to stay, ask for more money, or move on.
