Survey Results
Here are the promised results from the very unofficial survey I put up on Friday.
I hadn't realized that I'd be limited to the first 100 responses - I don't have a Surveymonkey account (but if I did more surveys I would - the website is very easy to use!)
So - for what it's worth - look this over and see what you glean. I found that pretty much all of my own, personal responses fell well within the majority responses. I'm part of the crowd - who knew?
What I take from this is that we're not paid well, we love what we do, we put a lot of ourselves into what we do, and we're a pretty bright bunch.
Bright enough, I think, to find a way to bridge this compensation / workload gap. Any worthwhile job is going to be a buttload of hard work - no one's complaining about that.
But the minimum number of hours that go into a design assignment are so great that we're left unable to put more time into our marketing, promotion or just quality of life.
So - something to ponder. But I hate to think what any of my editors this year would say if I asked them to work for 1984 standard compensation for editorial work...
And now - I go sleep - good heavens let this sore throat be gone by Wed so I can fly with pure joy on Thursday!
I hadn't realized that I'd be limited to the first 100 responses - I don't have a Surveymonkey account (but if I did more surveys I would - the website is very easy to use!)
So - for what it's worth - look this over and see what you glean. I found that pretty much all of my own, personal responses fell well within the majority responses. I'm part of the crowd - who knew?
What I take from this is that we're not paid well, we love what we do, we put a lot of ourselves into what we do, and we're a pretty bright bunch.
Bright enough, I think, to find a way to bridge this compensation / workload gap. Any worthwhile job is going to be a buttload of hard work - no one's complaining about that.
But the minimum number of hours that go into a design assignment are so great that we're left unable to put more time into our marketing, promotion or just quality of life.
So - something to ponder. But I hate to think what any of my editors this year would say if I asked them to work for 1984 standard compensation for editorial work...
And now - I go sleep - good heavens let this sore throat be gone by Wed so I can fly with pure joy on Thursday!
Feed me, baby!
6 Comments:
This isn't completely relevant, but I urge everyone to read Linda Babcock's book 'Women Don't Ask'. It is an easy read and is all about the gender divide in negotiations and why women, moreso than men, feel unable to ask for what they deserve. Just a thought. (NAYY)
I read that & my first thought was that you guys really need to organize into a union or guild. You may not individually have enough time or energy to negotiate with publishers but together you can. If you got enough members, you could even hire someone to do it for you. But I speak as a long time union member & steward. There really is strength in numbers.
There definitely needs to be some kind of fiber design union. I'd buy union products :) I hope your throat feels better ASAP!
How do I get to see the results?
Click on the words "Survey Results" at the top of the post.
I haven't read Women Don't Ask but I have heard Linda Babcock speak and the data she has on women and negotiation is fascinating. As I recall, the bottom line is that women are better negotiators than men if they are negotiating on behalf of someone else, but terrible when negotiating for themselves. Gotta get over that!
When I applied for my last job, I had heard that women never ask for more money, and I promised myself that, even if the offer sounded like a gajillion dollars, I would ask for more. I did, and I didn't get what I asked for, but I did get more than they offered!
So Annie, you go girl, get what you all deserve!
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