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Say No to Low Pay | Men With Pens

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Most people have left employment where their salary and value was dictated to them, and probably raised on an incremental basis just for being there. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. AOL Sells Buy.at

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

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Besides, as I was told when I was looking at the dismal entry-level salaries being offered when I graduated, and my Dad was wondering aloud why he had paid $$$ for a degree that wouldn’t get me much more than minimum wage (I wanted to go into book publishing, go figure), I shared the quote I got from the university’s job office.

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Fear of Success | Men With Pens

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And my salary provides the means to allow me to enjoy many other aspects in life. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. Sure, my cubicle job sucks at times. Powered by frugal

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Taylor's a Feminist – But So Is James | Men With Pens

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That means that if I take a salaried job today, I might be earning $32,550 while the guy next to me earns $35,000. Many of you with families would gladly take on a job at twice your current salary even if it meant some sort of weird workplace problem. Women over 25? They were still stuck with 79 cents to the dollar. Not nearly.

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

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That salary came from advertising purchased by business to air on my station. I make less than I did when I was salaried. I do earn a full time salary through advertising revenue, so there’s that. It’s called a breach of Copyright. A dangerous thing, I know. I apologize.) And I’d do it all again.

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