Salaries in HR

How do you handle it when you're interviewing people fresh out of college who think their salaries should be north of $60,000? The amount of new grads who think their first job is going to pay them $7...

I'm currently earning a little more thant $200,000 a year. The money is great, but I have zero WLB. I was offered a job with better hours, but it is a step down and comes with a $47,000 pay decrease. ...

I don't know if it's just me, but working in HR is just so boring. I've had two HR jobs over the past six years and I've pretty much been bored since day one. Do you guys think your paycheck is worth ...

💸What's the biggest raise you've received in your career?

There's nothing like working 50 plus hour weeks and always being available to help the team, only to get a 1.2% raise after my annual review. That extra $700 a year really makes it all worth it. What ...

I was given a $5,000 bonus because I handled our recent layoffs so well. I felt guilty taking the money after I just helped the company fire 43 people. Don't get me wrong, I took the money, it's not l...

Over the past 10 years in HR, my salary has only gone from $64,000 a year to $70,400 a year. Is it normal for salary progression to grow so slowly?

My father asked me if I felt successful. I feel like he was trying to make a point but we got interrupted. Even so, I have been thinking about this most of the afternoon. If success is measured by sal...

The fact that I'm pushing 40 and I haven't had a job that's paid me more than $64k is kind of humiliating. I know I don't live in a giant city so salaries are lower, but other HR pros seemed to be ear...

My company wants to switch us from salary to hourly. They say our overall compensation won't change. Why would a company want us all to become hourly all of a sudden?

I know we've been conditioned to be appreciative of any pay increase we're offered. However, in this economy, how can a 2% raise be seen as anything less than an insult?

Requiring someone to have an MBA for a job you're only willing to pay $60,000 for should be a federal crime. And this isn't a one off problem either. I've been on several interviews where the company ...

💸What's the bare minimum you think you'd have to earn to support your family?

What do you believe is fairer when it comes to team raises? Peanut butter style or merit based?

It is crazy to me that the federal minimum wage is still under $8 an hour. This push for a $15 minimum wage isn't a livable wage either. I would vote to make the minimum wage $25 an hour. What do you ...

I can't believe how expensive things are getting. I'm earning $106,000 a year and I've had to turn to couponing to stretch my salary. I need a cost of living raise, however I got a 2% raise at the beg...

I've been watching my emergency fund slowly shrinking over the past year or so. Between my car breaking down and roof repairs insurance didn't cover, if I get laid off next month, I could afford to li...

How long did it take you to pay off your student loans? I'm only six years post grad, so I know I'll have a while to go. I was hoping to pay off my loans by 35, however, my salary isn't where I though...

Recruitment Manager in Manila looking for a reality check. Upper mgmt. said market inflation limited Q1 raises. Now they're offering a retroactive bump (under 2%) but warn it comes with a "stronger ...

This is a first for me, a company I interviewed with this week offers a type of direct deposit. What's different than most other direct deposit plans is that they don't send the deposit directly to ou...