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Reflecting
Nov. 4th, 2011 11:48 pmI had a realization tonight. I've complained in the past about the wage gap I face within my department at my current job; tonight I realized that it helped me.
A few coworkers told me that they wished they could take advantage of such an opportunity. These coworkers have decades of service as state employees, most working for this university.
For my coworkers, the salary I will be paid at my new job would represent a significant wage reduction - 13% for the next lowest paid of my coworkers. For me, it means a tidy raise. In terms of salary, if I were in their position I probably couldn't have afforded to take this offer, or at least felt I couldn't. Ultimately, that's what Golden Handcuffs are.
I can see that for many of my coworkers, particularly those in my department, the workplace has dramatically changed during their years there, and not for the better in many ways. In addition, there are some ways that it's still better for them that it isn't for me, e.g. it has long been clear to me that my coworkers were granted significantly more leniency and flexibility about work time via several situations that were simply obvious. It's equally clear that I will always be held to different and more restrictive standards so long as I work there.
A few coworkers told me that they wished they could take advantage of such an opportunity. These coworkers have decades of service as state employees, most working for this university.
For my coworkers, the salary I will be paid at my new job would represent a significant wage reduction - 13% for the next lowest paid of my coworkers. For me, it means a tidy raise. In terms of salary, if I were in their position I probably couldn't have afforded to take this offer, or at least felt I couldn't. Ultimately, that's what Golden Handcuffs are.
I can see that for many of my coworkers, particularly those in my department, the workplace has dramatically changed during their years there, and not for the better in many ways. In addition, there are some ways that it's still better for them that it isn't for me, e.g. it has long been clear to me that my coworkers were granted significantly more leniency and flexibility about work time via several situations that were simply obvious. It's equally clear that I will always be held to different and more restrictive standards so long as I work there.
