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Hi fellow fishies!
Can someone please explain what is “SUPPLEMENTARY allowance” in my payslip??? It is the highest in my entire payslip, more than basic salary. Basic is lets say ₹7 lac annually and supplementary bonus is ₹7 lac 40 thousand.
Can someone please explain why this exists in my paylslip, is it good or bad from tax perspective and shall I ask my HR to decrease it???
Please help asap.
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No promotion for me...time to quit!
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Take it. You'll forget how much you love your current agency when that increase in cash money hits your bank account.
Other things to consider:
Yes this! I was offered a huge raise elsewhere but didn’t take it because work life balance (my kid has medical issues and my current work understood and respected that I had to take her to appointments and even offered to pay for parking for me so I could get around more easily) was worth it for me
Talk to your agency about it. They may match or get close enough that it’s worth it to you to stay.
What they said 👆
Thanks everyone. I talked to my direct supervisor and the team lead and I’m giving my current agency a chance to counter. The workload at the new agency actually seemed better than my current role where I’m doing the job of like 3 people. So I’ll hear why my current agency has to say but I’m leaning towards taking it.
I’ve been working in the agency world for over 15 years, managing depts of 30 or more.
Some agencies will genuinely counter and genuinely want you to stay bc they really like you. But it’s mainly for economic reasons, always cheaper and more efficient to keep people than hire new ones.
In almost every case when someone did actually take the counter offer, that person left under a year. Especially people at your level.
Agency work life balance rarely change for the better, they only improve incrementally at most.
Take it
Take the opportunity. Everyone is always nervous starting at a new place. Remember if you want to advance in your career you have to leave.
Money of course isn’t everything, but the feeling of being able to bump up your 401k, put extra money in your savings, buy that splurge item you’ve wanted for a while or have the extra funds to take that weekend trip, buy that expensive dinner... it’s worth the agency switch.
Besides the promotion and the money, do you feel like it’s an opportunity you can feel proud of talking about in your next interview? I always recommend thinking of yourself as a business, so every opportunity you take should (best case) springboard you towards your next opportunity. Even if the answer is no and you’re looking towards the title bump to help you that’s totally valid too. It all depends on your goals and where you want to be/go in the long run
I just left an agency I love for $$ and title bump. It was the right call, but honestly I miss my friends.
Same :/
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Do it or you’ll hate yourself later.
Loving an agency doesn’t pay the bills 💸 TAKE IT
You could always work there for 9-12 months and then try to return to your old agency at a higher title/pay
Does this happen?! Gtk
Talk to your current manager, they might even say take it. That will tell you something about your current agency.
Do you know what accounts at the new agency? That will give you some insight into work life balance.
Take it