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Latest post on 17 January 2013 - 09:09

It very well could be you or your expectations. Have you seen any jobs that ARE offering the type of package you want? Maybe you are not "selling" yourself enough in job interviews? Maybe you don't fit the criteria for education, experience, nationality, etc. that they're looking for. [b'>Maybe you're overqualified. Companies here can always find someone to work more for less money.[/b'> If they are messing around from the beginning, dont' proceed, it will only get worse when they become your employer. I agree with Sakhifa on this. I can speak only on the experience of myself and my Western acquaintances, but the case seems to be this. If you have an MA and the experience to amplify your certs, you will either be one of the lucky ones who makes a pretty sick salary, or you will find employers that want what you have, but don't want to pay your worth. I got completely lowballed on my first position here. My commissions were *supposed* to make up for the meager salary, but in the end, I found out they were fudging the sales numbers to try and get away with paying me less. Didn't take long to figure out, as I was head of marketing and sales. I resigned on the spot and promptly received a 1 year ban. Didn't matter that I took the documentation to the MOL and exposed just how screwed I had been. Everyone seems to have friends, you know? So my advice is along the lines of other posters here--do not take a BS offer and stick to your guns, because working for peanuts 6 days a week will just drive you insane; don't expect employers to make good on their promises of raises once you've "proven" yourself. Eeek, that's awful - and [b'>you[/b'> got a 1 year ban because of this!!? Thanks for the reminder, I've heard a lot of these empty promises.

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Latest post on 16 January 2013 - 11:38

Thanks for your feedback Oopsiedaisy and Sakhifa. I was starting to wonder if it had anything to do with being a married female in my early 30s! I think my salary expectations are realistic and fair, perhaps I just need to bite the bullet and take a 6 day week!

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