Biggest Wage Increase you got

Scanlas The 2nd

What's the biggest wage increase you got and how did it make life better/easier for you?

It can be in the same job or moving to a new job.

I was offered a new job which will increase my salary by 9K recently. I can actually buy new clothes now and go out more than once every 2 months. My current job pays sh1t money for the work we do so I was delighted to tell them I'm leaving because the money was crap. They'll be fukced fairly soon as half the team have handed in their notice or are doing interviews already because the money is so bad.

stovelid

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

What's the biggest wage increase you got and how did it make life better/easier for you?

Superfluous part of OP.

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

I was offered a new job which will increase my salary by 9K recently..

Important part of OP.

Oranage2

Every year in Dunnes I'd get 90c an hour raise every year.

I could buy an extra mars bar in the vending maching at lunch.


My current job gives me a 2k bonus if I don't duck up.

I now have a bill pay phone.

mikemac

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

I was delighted to tell them I'm leaving because the money was crap.

Don't be burning bridges when you leave jobs OP

An exit interview is the same as an interview down the station with the garda sergeant.
Say nothing controversial and never speak your mind

Scanlas The 2nd

mikemac wrote: »

Don't be burning bridges when you leave jobs OP

An exit interview is the same as an interview down the station with the garda sergeant.
Say nothing controversial and never speak your mind

I said the money was much better in the new job. Didn't actually say the money is crap in current job.

Probably for their own good they hear that too as it's hard to manage a team well when people keep leaving for better money.

Squall19

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

I was delighted to tell them I'm leaving because the money was crap.

You did say money was crap!

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

They'll be fukced fairly soon as half the team have handed in their notice or are doing interviews already because the money is so bad

They will be fine, dont you worry and dont believe everything your work mates tell you.They will be delighted you are leaving as it now gives them more leverage.

daddydick

Depending on exam results next month I could be getting a 10k increase ... Please please please pass me!

mikemac

daddydick wrote: »

Depending on exam results next month I could be getting a 10k increase ... Please please please pass me!

Accountant?

mfceiling

Working in Oz in 2000.
Warehouse job getting 340-360 dollars a week.
Left to go working for an Irish builder - following weeks wage - 890 dollars!!
Sweet...

Paddy Cow

One summer I looked after four kids and was paid £5 per day. When I returned the following summer it was £10 per day!

Victor

Paddy Cow wrote: »

One summer I looked after four kids and was paid £5 per day. When I returned the following summer it was £10 per day!

What do goat herders get these days?

Rabies

Got two $10k pay increases in past 2 years.
Happy with that.

Still don't know where my money goes though

Elessar

I got a 2k/year raise there in September. It's still woefull money for the hours I work though, and the type of work I do.

du Maurier

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

What's the biggest wage increase you got and how did it make life better/easier for you?

It can be in the same job or moving to a new job.

I was offered a new job which will increase my salary by 9K recently. I can actually buy new clothes now and go out more than once every 2 months. My current job pays sh1t money for the work we do so I was delighted to tell them I'm leaving because the money was crap. They'll be fukced fairly soon as half the team have handed in their notice or are doing interviews already because the money is so bad.

People will be leaving you say? Forward me the details of your workplace please..

DaveDaRave

Got a nice increase of €188 from €0.

Elliemental

About a single £1.00, and I was pathetically grateful.

£5 an hour during the summer (I changed jobs). I'm now working part-time and making more than I used to make doing full-time. Happy days.

LeixlipRed

Doing some support lectures this year and getting paid €60 an hour for those. As opposed to half that for a regular tutorial. Take preparation into account and I'm getting paid way less, boo urns.

jesus_thats_gre

18k - was about a 50% increase.

The_B_Man

About 16% one year. I got more by moving jobs though.

MyKeyG

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

They'll be fukced fairly soon as half the team have handed in their notice or are doing interviews already because the money is so bad.

The dole Q's are too long for any company to worry about notices handed in en masse. They'll fill ye're seats while they're still warm and learn from their mistake regarding crap wages.

4leto

I have taken a decrease in the last few years of about 170 a week, it really is starting to pinch, my money is OK as long as there is no financial shocks which of course there is all the time, such as my roof leaking in the rain last week, result, 350 to the fukcen roofers, but I might claim that on the insurance.

Eve_Dublin

I got an increase of 1 Euro per hour this year. Makes a difference.:)

Cill Dara Abu

Started my job on €34,000 per year now on €61,000

Dont be at yourself

About 35k, double what I was on at the time. The German government took it all, though.

BrokenArrows

Got about an €8000 increase for a new job in the UK.

However the tax and rent is a lot more so I think I'm actually worse off.

mrsbouquet

DaveDaRave wrote: »

Got a nice increase of €188 from €0.

Jobseekers allowance I gather:mad:

cloneslad

went from earning 24,000,000 (basic) to earning 27,600,000 a year. Was also getting a guaranteed bonus of about 8,000,000 every year on top of my basic. I was also able to earn more working for myself on top of that.

Wasn't bad for less than 20 hours a week work.

Cill Dara Abu

cloneslad wrote: »

went from earning 24,000,000 (basic) to earning 27,600,000 a year. Was also getting a guaranteed bonus of about 8,000,000 every year on top of my basic. I was also able to earn more working for myself on top of that.

Wasn't bad for less than 20 hours a week work.

Not a maths teacher I presume?

starlit

Never got an increase except when I started working salary higher than what I had originally but since then my salary decreased due to levy. Then left that job and income just decreasing since.

cloneslad

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

Not a maths teacher I presume?

Close....English teacher.

Both those initial figures were my basic pay. The bonuses were added to both, though my bonus after the increase also increased inline with it.

hal9000

cloneslad wrote: »

went from earning 24,000,000 (basic) to earning 27,600,000 a year. Was also getting a guaranteed bonus of about 8,000,000 every year on top of my basic. I was also able to earn more working for myself on top of that.

Wasn't bad for less than 20 hours a week work.

yen?

cloneslad

hal9000 wrote: »

yen?

Korean won

hal9000

cloneslad wrote: »

Korean won

i want 27 million won

cloneslad

hal9000 wrote: »

i want 27 million won

Get a job teaching English in Korea. My old school will be hiring in march, they'll give you some money in return for your use of the English language and having a western face.

Paddy Cow

cloneslad wrote: »

went from earning 24,000,000 (basic) to earning 27,600,000 a year. Was also getting a guaranteed bonus of about 8,000,000 every year on top of my basic. I was also able to earn more working for myself on top of that.

Wasn't bad for less than 20 hours a week work.

What's that in euros?

Senna

I'll earn just under 50% more this year compared to last year, same job. Take that recession.

BadGirl

Less than €18k

Hasmunch

cloneslad wrote: »

Korean won

I didnt realise Korea were even playing

El Horseboxo

Went from a 200 a week internship to 49k when a position opened up.

Hal Emmerich

mrsbouquet wrote: »

Jobseekers allowance I gather:mad:

Disapproval??? Take it to 1 of the other 7 million Threads on the Topic where someone gives a ****e!!!!

Paddy Cow wrote: »

What's that in euros?

24,000,000.00 KRW = 15,418.23 EUR

Paddy Cow

Hal Emmerich wrote: »

24,000,000.00 KRW = 15,418.23 EUR

Thanks. It doesn't seem so impressive now :pac:

El Horseboxo wrote: »

Went from a 200 a week internship to 49k when a position opened up.

:eek: Jealous!

CrazyRabbit

Well on Friday, the company provided us with 4 cakes, and a box of Quality Street for Halloween. That's 1 cake more than last year, which is probably because of the 8 percent increase in revenue to $26.2 billion for the year.

Hal Emmerich

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Well on Friday, the company provided us with 4 cakes, and a box of Quality Street for Halloween. That's 1 cake more than last year, which is probably because of the 8 percent increase in revenue to $26.2 billion for the year.

That sounds like alot untill you read...

Microsoft reported net profit of $5.74 billion on revenues of $17.37 billion for the quarter ended September 30.

Pompey Magnus

Hal Emmerich wrote: »

That sounds like alot untill you read...

To be fair $26.2 billion still sounds a lot even after reading that :P

senorwipesalot

hal9000 wrote: »

i want 27 million won

27 million young wons

cloneslad

Paddy Cow wrote: »

Thanks. It doesn't seem so impressive now :pac:

It's still nice looking at all those zeros on your atm screen, it's even nicer because there are some numbers before the zeros that mean you have money, unlike working at home :mad:

My wage for the year worked out at about 22k, which is a basic wage for most in Ireland. Take into account they paid my rent and my travel expenses to and from korea. The fact that living there is much cheaper than Ireland. Not to mention I lived on an island and was able to go to the beach for 3-4 hours before work from may to october, it was a nice job to have for someone with no debt.

Now, I'm back in Ireland. I had a job earning more than I did in Korea but was gradually losing money. Didn't make me feel too bad when they let me go.

the groutch

About tree fiddy

Hal Emmerich

Hal Emmerich wrote: »

Disapproval??? Take it to 1 of the other 7 million Threads on the Topic where someone gives a ****e!!!!

24,000,000.00 KRW = 15,418.23 EUR

The thing with Korea is, the cost of living is so low that you can live like a king on a very modest (for Ireland) salary. You normally get a free apartment and food is cheap, so almost all your salary is disposable income. My mates over there are able to go out all the time, drink as much as they want, eat out every day, go on weekend trips and still save money to send home. The lifestyle is brilliant.

My dream is to do freelance work and get paid UK/Ireland wages, but live in a cheap country. I earn pretty good money per hour here in London, but the cost of living is so ridiculous that I save almost nothing. You're happy when you check your online banking and see the figure on the screen, but then you pay you rent, council tax, internet and travelcard and realise there's fck all left. :mad:

Mr Benevolent

I'm on poorish money at the moment and working for an outsourcer. Thing is, I've 12 years of customer service & tech support experience, how in the name of feck do I get a management job?

Crazy Horse 6

Was on the dole years ago getting 16 pound a week and then went out and got a job that paid 140 a week. Seems feck all but at the time (early 90's) felt like a millionaire. I'm on less than half the money now that i earned in 2001 how's that for career improvement. :pac: