Escrow Officer Profit Sharing

Five years ago today my life situation was very different. One day,...I had a great job (for a 48 year old high school graduate) working for a major title insurance company in the midwest making $46,000 per year, with 401K, annual bonuses, fully paid health, dental & vision insurance for myself & my spouse, 4 weeks paid vacation & paid sick leave & 18 of the best co-workers ever to work with. The next, I found myself in a small start-up company making less than 2/3 of my former salary, NO bene...

Be careful of your current employer and/or immediate supervisor. I worked for this company for 16 years. My monthly numbers were the same as every other Escrow Officer at the company that had an assistant. I, however, did not have an assistant. Apparently, it turns out, that my immediate supervisor had a personal problem with me for a long time and found a way to terminate me. He refused to hire me an assistant, stating that corporate would not allow it (I found out was a lie), while tellin...

Yes, I know I am being under paid by my employer. We have no 401K, dental or any benefits except medical. I have worked for my Escrow company for 10 years and not once have I had a salary change. Mostly small increases due to the same story. "Profits are down" every time review and raise time comes along. I have had an increase in responsibility and have been offered a management position without being told what the increase would be. If I had accepted the position, I would have had to wait u...