October 25, 2024 at 12:00 am
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Knowing Your Total Reward
October 25, 2024 at 10:53 am
What agreat article and topic. I read and digested everything you wrote , and I have a few take aways , but more of a story. Some of it seems sad to me because so many of us have worked hard our entire lives , and only restricted by a companies culture or policies. I gave worked in the data industry for over 27 years, and Just recently I found something that would make all the sacrifices we make worth while. I found my purpose , and in my purpose none of this matters .. vacation tine ... health benefits . Tine off . These are things we worry about that never drive or deliver purpose . Once you find your purpose every job you have, every obstacle you face, merely becomes a step in the direction you are headed . Most people want three things in life . Financial freedom, serve importantly and to ultimately feel like they are making progress. When we have these things in our lives we have happiness. Hapinees really is achieved when you have found your purpose . Thanks for writing this article, and I wish everyone a day filled with progress.
October 25, 2024 at 2:14 pm
My own experience fits your story pretty well. Early in my career the job changes, whether within the company or from one company to another, were all about increased compensation. As revenue increased and family size increased, other considerations became more important. Increased time off and reducing the commute became important. For a while I was looking for a non-profit to work for because I wanted to make the world a better place, but I was never able to find one that fit my job skills and desired work. I've also realized I don't want to work for a large, soulless company anymore. I left my last employer because they were large and soulless, and were pushing the identity politics crap. The employer I'm at now is a good fit for me, though not perfect. There are many things I like about it, and the good pay is only a smaller part of it. I am hoping it'll break my streak of 3 - 4 years at a place before deciding to move on.
Be still, and know that I am God - Psalm 46:10
October 25, 2024 at 4:46 pm
My employment record is a bit of an outlier in that I have close to 30 years in IT at the same employer. Part of that longevity can be attributed to my having always valued my total compensation over just my salary. For their part, the company I've worked for has pushed (and published) the value of the benefits they provide employees. Exactly which parts of my total compensation that matter most to me has changed over time, but I've always valued the non-salaried parts. As I reach the home stretch of my career things like my traditional pension, allotted vacation time, very flexible work schedule, and company stability matter much more to me than paycheck growth. All part of getting older I guess.
October 25, 2024 at 5:57 pm
What agreat article and topic. I read and digested everything you wrote , and I have a few take aways , but more of a story. Some of it seems sad to me because so many of us have worked hard our entire lives , and only restricted by a companies culture or policies. I gave worked in the data industry for over 27 years, and Just recently I found something that would make all the sacrifices we make worth while. I found my purpose , and in my purpose none of this matters .. vacation tine ... health benefits . Tine off . These are things we worry about that never drive or deliver purpose . Once you find your purpose every job you have, every obstacle you face, merely becomes a step in the direction you are headed . Most people want three things in life . Financial freedom, serve importantly and to ultimately feel like they are making progress. When we have these things in our lives we have happiness. Hapinees really is achieved when you have found your purpose . Thanks for writing this article, and I wish everyone a day filled with progress.
Thanks, and glad you enjoyed it. This was something I've thought about a lot since reading Drive: https://amzn.to/48jyLIB
October 25, 2024 at 5:58 pm
My employment record is a bit of an outlier in that I have close to 30 years in IT at the same employer. Part of that longevity can be attributed to my having always valued my total compensation over just my salary. For their part, the company I've worked for has pushed (and published) the value of the benefits they provide employees. Exactly which parts of my total compensation that matter most to me has changed over time, but I've always valued the non-salaried parts. As I reach the home stretch of my career things like my traditional pension, allotted vacation time, very flexible work schedule, and company stability matter much more to me than paycheck growth. All part of getting older I guess.
30 years is impressive and glad you've had a good career. I wish that on more people
October 29, 2024 at 2:24 pm
I had 25+ years in at my prior IT employer. The pay was good and good benefits. The main motivating factor to stay was that my wife worked at the same company for most of that time. We decided early on to go to one car, that saved us a lot over the years.
Where I work now I have good pay and good benefits, PTO, and working from home full time. I make the occasional visit to the office but that's only for special events. I hope this is my last IT job, but if it isn't the work from home would be my major factor for considering a new job. Not having to deal with the stress of the commute and dealing with some loud co-workers is huge for me. I think I would do the same thing you did Steve if I had to get a new IT job, in that I would ask for less pay to be able to work from home.
We bought a new car right before the covid shut down. I bet we have less than 30,000 miles on it today. We would have almost put that much on it in one year prior to covid. That has saved a ton of money on gas and maintenance. And that is another reason I like working from home to this day.
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October 30, 2024 at 12:27 am
Hey @below86, I completely agree with you when it comes to working from home. Last year I was one of thousands of people who forced to return to the office, with no reason given. After serval months went by, I realized that upper management, not given a reason why they wanted people back in the office full timed, makes it so they don't have to defend themselves. They don't have to justify anything. They don't have to be transparent.
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