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Salary is a value that quantifies your time you are providing for the organisation. Some deserved, some undeserved, and some unrealistic, but it is all proportional to the time and effort you have put in till now. Preeyan helps us make the difficult choice, position or salary, in an organisation, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths.
With the end of the financial year in India, most of us are getting geared up for their appraisals and awaiting the salary hike, in expectation of which you have already made commitments and locked up some money somewhere.
Most of us are like this and I mention it from my own experience. This is the time of year some of us tend to take decisions that might take a completely wild swing, which will take us to such a low level that we won’t even realise what hit us. Now, that’s the worst that can happen. There are a few things that we can do to ensure that will help us avoid such situations.
Position improvement is very important, this is what will help you develop as a person. To my understanding, if you are stagnating in a position for over four years you need to relook at what your position is and why you are stagnating there. You may need professional help and may have to reach an understanding as to why you are stuck there and what you may have to do to get over it.
Most of us do not realise that salary is not everything. The additional money you earn may help in settling down your immediate issues but in the long run, it may really not help. We are living in a world where the day to day expenses are growing every day and we have to rationalise everything. The only thing you have control of is your own thoughts, actions, and deeds. Work on it to make it better.
Salary is a value that quantifies your time you are providing for the organisation. Some deserved, some undeserved, and some unrealistic, but it is all proportional to the time and effort you have put in till now. Yes, it is important to see what you are getting is at par with others in the same position but being mentally calculative about what you are being paid vs what you are expected to do will only demoralise you and you may not be able to give your absolute best.
Your increment is usually a factor of many variables, which may not be visible to you. Hence it is important to learn about those things that affect the amount of increment you may get, some of them are the top line, bottom line, change in taxation, increase in retirals etc. Keeping an eye on all that will give you an accurate picture of what you can expect and if you have been exceptional you may be in for a surprise. The surprise element has to be a surprise and not your expectation, so please restrain from expecting a surprise every time.
Usually, people ask me, “When do you think we should quit and start looking for a new Job?” My answer
But this is the time that you have to decide on how you want to set your life. An ambitious person would give it all to see how much growth can be attained. The pessimistic usually end up taking a jump, though the salary may have increased the position they hold is at risk at least until the time they make their bosses comfortable.
I only remind you of the story that my grandmother used to tell me which is called “the grass is greener on the other side”. It’s true to life. Don’t waste the efforts you have put in for so many years. Don’t keep unsettling yourself too much. Make calculated moves and commitments, things will always work out well and we can make a good future for ourselves.
Remember, it’s a matter of taking care of your credentials you have built up. Stay calm, stay positive and work hard.
Cheers!
©Preeyan Abraham
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