my particular job does have certain skill set requirements (even compared to other people with this job title at this company) that makes our pay somewhat laughable, especially given the location. If I'm a valued employee, I think they should feel concerned if almost any other corporate job I took in this area would beat my current salary.
I mean, I started on the higher end of the scale and it would take me 10 years of 5% raises to reach median income. Interns at my former housemate's company make my salary.
I'm not saying you don't deserve more money. I just know based on my experience (both as an employee and employer) that when we would determine fair salaries, we looked at our industry, the skills required, the experience level required, and the education level required and balanced those with going market rate for similar jobs in our area.
Median income is based on all incomes in the area, not incomes for that particular job in our industry.
Again, if you are underpaid for your job, get proof through professional associations. If you can prove you are underpaid, they may look at a raise. If they don't, it may be time to look elsewhere.
How weird is it for a guy who's in his mid-50s to have lived with his parents his whole life?
It's a huge red flag for me.
My friend Didi lived in a fabulous duplex in Watertown, which was a shortish walk to (I think) the Davis Square stop and thus 10 minutes away from Harvard Square.
Really? That sounds unlikely -- but I don't actually know where Watertown starts. I wanna live in Boston!! But for cheap, which I know is basically impossible.
Oops, sorry about the Davis Square when you asked NOT to be there--but her neighborhood felt very Cantabrigian, if you know what I mean. What about the partsof Allston closer to Brookline? On the T, plus less students.
I'm scared of the students!
Nutty is looking seriously at Dorchester. She is priced out of Brookline and adjacent (and Somerville), and wants on the T and non-drivey.
It's just so weird -- I have to get my 20 year old neighborhood ideas out of my head for sure. A friend of mine just moved to Southie, and says it's lovely.
Yeah, I was having that problem, too. I mean, in 1985, you did NOT move to Dorchester. Now parts of it - and Roxbury even - are quite nice, or getting nice. She says, anyway, and she's been there.
That's what I hear. I think I can still say "Dot" with the right tone...
Back in the late 90s, I spent fall break in Boston. My parents were all OMG, stay OUT OF ROXBURY! (dad worked for Harvard later 60s/early 70s.) Of course, I ended up in Roxbury and didn't see the fuss.
You guys. I just realized. I need to buy Halloween candy! I live in a neighborhood with kids! I'm gonna have door knockers! Eeeeee!
My friend R. lives in Dorchestah, and it's a nice neighborhood. It apparently gets a little sketchy if you go more than a few blocks in some directions.
