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I am a confirmed job jumper and have seen a lot of *stuff* in a lot of different companies (8 so far). The thing is, I know what I'm worth and, between running out of work, being loaded up with the harder dictators, running out of work, cherry-picking, getting snippy emails from supervisors (or not getting any at all to a direct question), voice recognition (blech), and did I mention running out of work (in other words, all of the complaints brought up on this forum), I soon learned to move on fairly quickly if I wasn't going to earn enough money to pay my mortgage and raise a son.
The good news is I finally found a company and an account and a supervisor that meet my criteria and am at the 40K mark and counting. A month ago, after proving myself (in case you have to ask, that means sitting down for my assigned shift, following all account requirements, helping out beyond my regular shift if at all possible, and otherwise being generally indispensable), I got a 15% raise - which was even above and beyond what I was expecting. I'm happy, they're happy, the client is happy (I'm assuming), it's a great team, and life is good. Everyone please knock on wood!
Let me tell you what I've observed so far - 90% of success in this job is showing up when you say you will. This is a unique industry in that everything is done via phone and email, so your supervisor can't see if you're pretty or disabled or have a sincere face or a crazy busy household. They can, however, see when you're logged on and whether you're meeting quota.
Well, that's my 2 cents' worth. |
Taking the broad view - It depends on the company and account, sm
