MrFaceless
MrFaceless
Cognizant

Correct pay or underpay?

I have more than 13 years of experience in Performance Testing, also do OAT sometimes and my current package is around 14.5 lpa. Since there are less people in this field I don't know where to check whether I am paid correctly or underpaid. Any suggestions? Also is it a good idea to be in the same field?

6mo ago
RealOldmonk
RealOldmonk
Stealth6mo

even by service company standard you are grossly underpaid. Were you there forever, even in that case yearly hike and band change on promotions should take you close 20. And if you switched even 2-3 companies in last 13 years it should have take you more than 14.5

Man you have to share more details as you are wasting your golden years, 20 years generally is the shelf life in IT and you have already crossed 13, just 7 are remaining. May be people here can help with some directions or at least help in figuring out what exactly you are doing wrong

MrFaceless
MrFaceless
Cognizant6mo

Thank you for your thoughts. I am associated with the organisation for long. Also I've never worked under the same manager for more than 2 hrs. My requests/ratings were totally affected because of this. I was compromised with short term onsite and false promises. I believed and stayed. One more point is technically I'm good but I hate documentation and projection. I am ready to change now. But I feel it's too late.

RealOldmonk
RealOldmonk
Stealth6mo

This onsite carrot is the reason why salary in service companies never increased in last decade, the reasoning is when you go onsite you will earn and save in dollars, for lucky few they go onsite and never return but the rest are not so lucky.

I don’t know what associate consultant does but I think you should look out for a change, I feel you have become too comfortable in your comfort zone.

TheOatmeal
TheOatmeal
Stealth6mo

Under Paid. Are you a senior associate there ?

MrFaceless
MrFaceless
Cognizant6mo

Yes I am.

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