Background: company that up until recently has paid us for operational support is now working on establishing the sama capability. They’ve been relying on us for this for roughly five years, but the agreement expired this summer.

The situation:

  • My current job isn’t fun anymore
  • I enjoy working with the systems that the poachers are using
  • I’m objectively good at it
  • I’d love to move over

So I was asked what my salary expectations/demands are to move over, where I’d be doing pretty much the same thing I do now. How much % raise should I aim for compared to what I have now?

UPDATE: I asked for my current salary + 10%, in addition to a few perks. Without the perks they’ll have to go higher than 10%.

    • mrsgreenpotato@discuss.tchncs.de
      51·
      1 year ago

      Wholeheartedly disagree about the “no job is fun” part. I enjoy doing my job and feel somehow accomplished. Nonetheless, I wouldn’t do it for free either. These are 2 separate things.

    • Retix@lemmy.world
      11·
      1 year ago

      If your job/career is not enjoyable to you, you are in the wrong field for you. Life is too short to spend 40+ hours a week doing something you don’t enjoy.

      I’m an industrial electrician, specializing in troubleshooting. I have fun and enjoy my career ~80% of the time. (There is always office politics that are never fun). This is because I enjoy the problem solving process and that is why I got into this career.

      If you aren’t having some kind of fun at work, I suggest you do some self-reflection. What do you really want to do and what will bring you happiness? Life is too short and it is never too late for a career change.