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How much do you earn

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  • #122
    Anthonylfc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 282 ✭✭Anthonylfc


    Edward M wrote: »
    Cos it's none of your business.

    Cause everybody on here knows who you are


  • #123
    Questioning sacred Cows
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭Questioning sacred Cows


    Not enough.


  • #124
    Electric Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭Electric Sheep


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Why would someone be earning less for the exact same work in the same company as their colleague? I'm not that familiar with the private sector so am probably a bit naive here. Is it because the bigger earner has greater qualifications? In which case why are they both doing the same work?

    The most important thing is the starting salary, as pay rises are usually percentages. So, the person who negotiates the best starting salary will continue to get larger pay rises than the person who started on a lower salary.

    Timing can come in to it as well - if you start when there is a shortage of your skillset you can negotiate a better starting salary than when there is a glut, or a recession.


  • #125
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 21,679 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Thanks to those who answered my query about pay. I thought it might be something to do with negotiation. For years I worked in the public sector where you took what was given and management were both revered and feared. Shudder. Now I kind work for myself so my financial situation can be precarious. Luckily I have a few safety nets in place.


  • #126
    Ninthlife
    Registered Users Posts: 2,241 ✭✭✭Ninthlife


    Im too rich to be poor and too poor to be rich


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  • #127
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,712 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Another good question might be "how much tax do you pay?"

    Too many people walk around believing they pay 50/ 52% of their income towards tax, when that is nigh-on mathematically impossible.

    I earn a decent income and I pay 29% between tax and pension contributions.


  • #128
    Electric Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭Electric Sheep


    KevinCavan wrote: »
    Women generally need to feel their partner is earning more.

    What absolute rubbish. I don't know any women who "need" to feel that their partner is earning more. Lots of us earn more than our partners.

    As an aside, my spouse and I do what a lot of couples in the US in our industry do - one takes a full time position, with the benefits of health insurance, life insurance, and all the other benefits a good position offers. The other takes contracting roles, which do not pay benefits, but pay a high hourly rate. The full timer may make less money, but covering the benefits provides the safety net that allows the other partner to be a contractor.


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