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Negotiating Higher Pay
Education and Techs.
I have graduated from an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Technology program. I work in the hospital setting and am SC State Certified. If I had not gone to school I would not be SC Certified. These certifications (SC and PTCB) have improved my salary a lot. Just by moving from GA where my education wasn't valued to SC where is qualifies me for SC Cert I saw an 18% raise in my salary. Please do your research though because techs are underpaid but I love my job in the hospital. Retail jobs do not pay well, there is no over time or shift differentials. You have more expensive benefits in retail payroll deductions also. I believe for a career you need to get into a good hospital position. I get higher pay, cheaper benefits, shift differentials, lots of overtime, and guaranteed raises each year. Plus in the hospital there is no cash register, drive thru, or customers to deal with. I worked retail part time from 2003 to 2006 and full time from 2008 to 2010. I worked hospital part time from Sept 09 to Jan 2010 then went full time in Jan 2010. I am much happier now.
A great and interesting profession for alot more money
Being in an allied health profession already, I took a short course in Echocardiology and after I started performing exams on patients, I asked for and recieved a raise totaling an additional $12,000.00 per year. After 1 year of performing echo I will be eligable to sit for the registry exam. This is the most interesting thing I have done in the 15 plus years of healthcare.
Keep things to yourself
There is nothing worse than office gossip. People going from person to person to gather the information and, some how, distort that information. This can cause all sorts of problems and a "he said, she said" type of attmosphere. No one should know your personal information and you should not know theirs (unless you need to know as part of your job). Some people like to stir the pot so to speek and then sit back and watch it all come crashing down!!!!!!! NOT GOOD !!!!
keep track of your accomplishments
I've found that if you keep track of your accomplishments and present them to your employer you can present yourself in a more professional manner than just asking for a raise because you need one
Ungreatful & Unappreciated
Find a new job , hit them with the 'Ole "Ray Charles" & stick to your guns !
Ask for Raise
Asked for more money and pointed out how I would only ask for more in the case where their return on paying me more was a measurable advantage for them.
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