20th July 2010, 06:49 PM
i have mixed thoughts on this issue. as the longest serving site assistant at my unit i do often catch myself thinking that with the accumulated experience that i have and the extra responsibilities that i often take on it is a bit unfair to be paid the same as the temps and new starters fresh out of uni. this is especially the case when i end up mentoring or 'supervising' people who are paid the same wage as me.
despite this, it seems to me that we are all doing the same job to the best of our abilities and it would be churlish to expect more money for half-sectioning my pit than the person next to me gets. i think there are much bigger issues at stake than adding unnecessary levels of heirarchy to the site assistants.
though ask me that again the next time i see a temp take a day to record a small pit and you might get a different answer!
despite this, it seems to me that we are all doing the same job to the best of our abilities and it would be churlish to expect more money for half-sectioning my pit than the person next to me gets. i think there are much bigger issues at stake than adding unnecessary levels of heirarchy to the site assistants.
though ask me that again the next time i see a temp take a day to record a small pit and you might get a different answer!