Don’t I deserve more?

Article references:

The Concept Creep of ‘Emotional Labor’ — The Atlantic

Most people have no idea whether they’re paid fairly — Harvard Business Review

You’re not paid based on your performance — Harvard Business Review

Podcast highlights:

• Fresh from college, most of us don’t know how to valuate ourselves. Most of the time, we need to translate our worth in terms of money. You need to know how much you’re worth so that the transaction between an employer and an employee happens.

How can you make the immeasurable measurable?

• Often, we bring up the question, “Don’t I deserve more?” during moments of unrecognized efforts such as producing a feeling beyond what the job calls for.
• We often tell ourselves a story that workload should be directly proportional to our pay. However, the terms of reference usually state vague job descriptions, and the pay often remains undiscussed until the signing of the contract. And that determines our job perception along the way.

Let’s be honest.
Why do you want to get a job?
Yes, that’s right.
You want to get paid.

• “Pay isn’t some predetermined, rigid reflection of your performance.” With that being said, I hope you reconsider seeing your worth based on the compensation you receive from a particular job. Because you are not your salary.