31st October 2006, 01:52 PM
Notwithstanding the kids, the mortgage and the camaraderie (although all are massively important considerations), I fail to understand why you would continue to work for a company that refuses to pay you a competitive salary and whose Director/Manager stamps their illogical, childlike feet whenever pay increases to bring salaries of permanent staff in line with industry minima are raised.
I don't understand the argument "if we increase staff salaries to reflect the industry norm we become uncompetitive for larger jobs". As others on this thread have already stated small archaeological companies can and do pay the Bajr minima, or better, and stay profitable.
Anyway, surely the spread of cost over larger jobs means that this type of project would more easily soak up the increase in staff salary whereas the smaller jobs would be those more difficult to cost competitively.
If the argument is "we could not pay this increase now" then that it is entirely understandable. However, the increase in salary could be costed into quotations during the ensuing 12 months with a pay rise after.
Is it possible that this companies business model is to poorly pay its junior and middle managers, who probably do unpaid overtime etc., therefore enabling it to undercut its competitors and make a profit due to volume of work? - (Directors/Senior Managers go laughing all the way to the bank).
Happiness depends on ourselves.
I don't understand the argument "if we increase staff salaries to reflect the industry norm we become uncompetitive for larger jobs". As others on this thread have already stated small archaeological companies can and do pay the Bajr minima, or better, and stay profitable.
Anyway, surely the spread of cost over larger jobs means that this type of project would more easily soak up the increase in staff salary whereas the smaller jobs would be those more difficult to cost competitively.
If the argument is "we could not pay this increase now" then that it is entirely understandable. However, the increase in salary could be costed into quotations during the ensuing 12 months with a pay rise after.
Is it possible that this companies business model is to poorly pay its junior and middle managers, who probably do unpaid overtime etc., therefore enabling it to undercut its competitors and make a profit due to volume of work? - (Directors/Senior Managers go laughing all the way to the bank).
Happiness depends on ourselves.