On any given day, if asked how much I make, I couldn’t tell you. \u00a0I could give a rough estimate, but the exact hourly wage doesn’t really garner much attention from me. \u00a0I know it’s enough to pay my bills and put away some money in my savings – beyond that, it’s just a number. \u00a0And although the salary of my fellow state employee colleagues is a matter of public record, I never felt the need to look that up.<\/p>\n
I figured it would just piss me off. \u00a0\u00a0And I was right.<\/p>\n
There has been some discussion of a union on campus and to help stir people up, the supporters of this project have posted a link to this document in some easy to access areas.<\/p>\n
So, I looked myself up – and my immediate co-workers.<\/p>\n
Mistake.<\/p>\n
I’m fine with someone that works harder or does a more complicated job making more than I do – or someone that has been here much longer than I have. \u00a0Unfortunately, I’m the lowest paid person on the team. \u00a0I’ve been here longer than most and I work much harder than the highest paid of my co-workers.<\/p>\n
Am I going to protest or make a big deal of this? \u00a0Am I going to storm into my boss’s office and demand a raise – or just storm out in a huff? \u00a0 No, of course not.<\/p>\n
Am I going to work my ass off for the rest of the day? \u00a0 I think not.<\/p>\n
Knowing me, I’ll most likely be over this tomorrow – provided I delete the note I made to myself with the hourly rates.<\/p>\n
Just keep reminding myself that I like my job and that there are so many people out there that aren’t employed at all.<\/p>\n
Still… grumble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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