My very first job was in the post office at our local college, sorting and delivering mail to the different departments. I made $7.25/hour and didn’t dare negotiate that salary! What was your first job?

like
Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

My first job, besides mowing lawns as a kid, was a summer job working in a machine shop. I operated a drill press, which was the easiest tool in the shop to handle. It was still hard work and it made me appreciate how hard a lot of people work for not very much money. When I hear people today complain about how hard their work is and how they're burnt out and all that I usually roll my eyes. If you do your work in an office chair you're already ahead in the game.

like

It amazes me how hard I see some of my friends/family work for so much less than I do when I’m just sitting in my home office all day.

I worked at a Chinese restaurant in my hometown as a waitress. I made $2.65 an hour and almost never made more than $10 a night in tips. They were definitely not paying me minimum wage haha.

In high school, I worked at a tanning salon and then a sign shop. They were both pretty fun.

CVS

Related Posts

PwC Bangalore hasn’t provided the hike o promotion letter yet. Is there a way to see the performance bonus and the hike??

like

Can anyone provide salary details for an Accounting Advisory Manager at KPMG in a tier 2 city? 5 YOE

like

Hi All,

Does LTI provide revised offer letter with new joining date and new salary structure?

If yes how much time it takes?

Thank You

like

My husband just received a job offer on an opportunity he is really excited about. It would be great for his career and they are giving the 15% jump in base he asked for, however they won’t share what the target bonus amount would be. It’s an executive director position, so I would assume it’s a decent target bonus, but without that in writing it could honestly be a gift basket at the end of the year. Is it a red flag for them to not share this? His total comp could be less at this new job…

like

I have 2 offers from Myntra (Associate-M1) and Coinswitch (Business finance analyst) at 1.5 YoE.
Myntra :15.5 base +1.5 joining + 7 stocks(4 years) + relocation
Coinswitch :15.5 base + 1.5(joining+retention) + 2 performance bonus paid yearly.
Which would be a better choice ?

like

Does nagarro deducted tax from first month's salary, as company is saying that we can only show our investment once first salary is credited.

like

What is salary range for P3 Position in LTI? What roles and responsibility will be expecting from P3?

like

Hi Fishes, Y.O.E 7.5+ years. Tata Consultancy TCS is offering 25LPA including variable pay and everything. So just 15% increment on my current salary since they mentioned I am leaving my current organization within 1 year.

They mentioned 8-12% is VP plus 80k from that salary is paid at the end of each year. Is it a good enough salary for 7.5+ yoe candidate. Also any heads up for the things I should look out for will be really helpful.

like

Hi All,

My joining in ibm on 25th August..But I can join 4-5 days early. So I will ask hr to change my joining date 4-5 days earlier. So am I eligible for any joining bonus or can I ask hr about joining bonus? One other company providing the same CTC as IBM but with 1 lac joining bonus extra...TIA

Anyone here who made the exit from Big 4/MBB consulting to a VC? If so, I’d love to hear about how the experience is so far. (Not to mention the WLB and comp!) I’m considering a career change but have no one in my network I can go to for insights. Thx! 🙏🏾

like

I want to become an art director with zero design skills. I’m going to have someone else comp everything up for me. The ideas might be solid. Who wants to hire me?

like

Hi fishes,
Can you help me with in hand salary?

Post Photo
like

Hi guys, I got an offer of 8.93 lpa from ibm which includes the pf and gratuity. What would be the in hand salary after deductions?

like

Kind folks, I have 3 yoe in the Cyber security domain. Currently earning 7lpa. What should be a target salary and highest variation I can target?

Hello Everyone , please help me to understand monthly in hand salary for below compensation structure .thanks in advance !!

Post Photo
like

Any insights for KPMG Strategy - Deal Advisory within the Global Strategy Group (Experiences, Exit Opps, Salary)?

like

Hi Fishes,

i am getting promoted soon, i have heard that while promoting 20% hike is given. Does this 20% will also include my yearly appraisal salary hike? Or promotion hike and yearly appraisal hike will be separate? Actually first time in my life I'm getting promoted in same organisation.

like
like
like

More Posts

I am about to transition from being a junior partner at a large law firm (my practice has focused on private equity M&A) to Deputy General Counsel at a large-ish Pubco. I am already giving myself a crash course in public securities and corporate governance from my firm’s training materials and my cap markets partners, but I also wanted to poll the audience for other suggestions on how to become as prepared as possible for my new role please. Thanks in advance!

like

How can I properly show my interest in a particular area of law? Here is the context: Lately it became very obvious that the company is about to go public when they hired a securities attorney as the new GC. She is great to work with and provided my with valuable feedbacks. But there is one problem: she is not involving me in any of the fun work. What can I do to show my interest and get to learn what she is doing?

like

What % of post-tax income do Londoners usually spend on rent?

Offered 6.2k per month post-tax and thinking of spending 2k on base rent, single household. Does that seem reasonable for someone who wants to save and invest?

like

Anyone hiring fully remote AEs?
28% close rate, 65% win rate. Top in my segment.

like

Which is better ?
Associate Consultant in Capgemini- 9.25 Lakhs CTC

Consultant in Deloitte India - 9.25 Lakhs CTC

YOE - 3.
Field - Corporate Law

like

Any product companies hiring UI/UX (or Product) Designers?

Looking for a change. I currently have around 2 YOE and would really love to give it a shot.

Thanks in advance1

like

Any companies launching a product who will be AOR, & currently looking to fill an SAE/SAM role? In the job market and would love to connect.

like

Best big law firms in DC?

like

after receiving the portal link to accept the offer letter, what is the deadline to I accept it?

like

Stealing The Crazy Ones and making that mess is a new low.

like

How you guys feeling about the Bears this season?

like

Can anyone recommend a good cosmetic Dentist in Chicago? Looking to get some veneers for a few top front teeth that keep chipping.

likehelpful

I'm a 6th year attorney in NYC. Strictly defense work; started out with the City Law Dept, did a year and a half of med mal/construction, and for past year and a half have been at a well known defense firm working on high exposure construction accident cases. Contemplating taking a couple interviews at plaintiff's firms to see if there is a good fit. Does anyone have any advice on how approach discussions about compensation and what a market level comp package would or should look like?

like

Hi everyone. Could use some help on package negotiating. What would a fair base salary, bonus and equity package be for a chief of staff role based in UK for a health tech start up (series c between 100-150M funding). Four years of work experience plus masters degree

like

Got a verbal offer from a big 4 a month ago, discussed salary expectations 3 weeks ago, still no offer letter. Firm has to let me know it should be coming soon. Are these normal timelines?

Hi Fishes in the Bowls,
I need referral for Amazon, I am having 4.6 years' of experience in networking and systems.

like

I screwed up. I’m a newb and didn’t know how mileages work and my gold status w AA is about to expire. I travel weekly and idk whether I should fly w/o status or pay $400 to extend it. Thoughts? 😭

Points wizards - I need some United miles stat. What’s the best conversion point source right now?

Thanks!!

like

Hello Team,

GBT team inform to submit the card details for travel and hotel booking. When I am trying to submit the details getting some issue like enter your RSA securid passcode as well as help me how I can login into concure application.

like

Nursing is the only job I've had where I've wanted to quit every week. I always come back to it.

like

Additional Posts in Salary Negotiations

My husband just received a job offer on an opportunity he is really excited about. It would be great for his career and they are giving the 15% jump in base he asked for, however they won’t share what the target bonus amount would be. It’s an executive director position, so I would assume it’s a decent target bonus, but without that in writing it could honestly be a gift basket at the end of the year. Is it a red flag for them to not share this? His total comp could be less at this new job…

like

I’ve been approached my by company that one of our large clients (who im currently project managing for) is looking for a consultant of sorts, and if they hire us, I’d be the first person asked to take on this consultant role. This isn’t something my company typically offers and would greatly change the scope of my role. Has anyone ever taken on a role like this? If so, were you able to negotiate a percentage of the consulting fee? Or was it a bump in salary during the project?

Hi , wanted to get some feedback on following position offer in New Jersey area
Senior Manager for pricing startegy
I have 4 and half years of related experience,Masters degree
Base salary offer at 150k, 21% SPI and 10% LTI
How much room I have for negotiation, whats the fair market rate for this level?

like

I renegotiated my start date and it’s different from the date I signed on the offer letter. Do I need to request a revised offer letter or is the email thread with the recruiter sufficient. By the way, my background check is already in progress.

Hello all,

I have an Interview with Atlassian for a pre sales solutions engineer role in Canada that requires 5-8 YOE . What's the salary range I should be aiming for ?

like

Hi, offer coming through from AWS - is there scope for negotiation with them, or is the offer just the offer?

like

Program Manager Healthcare Foundation $85,000. Worth it? Or too low?

like

Started a new job a year ago, high performer. My manager suggested a promotion to Product Manager since that‘s the work I’m doing, but that would be a 50% raise. Higher ups decided instead to make a “new role” (not PM), that has no analog in the company and is hard to price via Glassdoor, etc. I feel like this is to limit my promotion salary to something like 10% from where it currently is. Is there anything I can do? FWIW: I have a PhD from top 5 program and am working in that field. Thanks!

likehelpful

Hi there. What is considered a good salary for a project manager?

like

Hi all. I just received an offer for $130k and will be eligible for about 29,000 shares of stock options. The vesting schedule is 1 year and then quarterly thereafter.

Can someone explain what this means? I “will be eligible”. So, I have to buy the shares? Should I be asking at what price?

Newbie here. Please help!

like

What would everyone think would be a good salary for a senior manager of digital product and strategy for an established fintech company? Comparably has 179k base as the median. Recruiter mentioned 173 as their all in top.

like

I got an offer from Cigna are they typically open to negotiations on hourly pay? 👀👀👀👀 I just need like $3 more/hr… that’s it.

like

Should I Go Back and Reneg? Recently I was offered a role as a Project Implementation Manager (In Retirement Services) .The salary range for Colorado residents was 65-89K. I’m located in NY so the recruiter said he would try to get me more. Ultimately he came back at 90K which is a bit inline with that I was seeing on Glassdoor but approx looks like I may leave 10-12K on the table. I accepted already but may get an offer from another HR company in account management around 90-100K. Need advice

In your past experience, how accurate have you found the ranges for positions on Glassdoor?

like

Amazonians - curious to know what internal ops L5 and L6 make? Thanks in advanced!

like

What is a good salary range for a Principal UX Designer with 15+ years of experience working in either Finance, Tech or Media industry in NYC?

like

Anybody know salary range for VP Operations for GS in SLC?

Im not sure but how much do normal warehouse managers make ? I work ina start up that a makes a substitute for peanut butter for people with nut allergies

like

Any HR pros able to explain the process for hiring US citizens to Canadian offices, and if that process is so onerous you would rather offer a much higher US salary to avoid it?

like

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview…
Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal