| Thanks John. I feel the same way. There is a large learning curve to the job and each company is different in the way they do things. From what I've discovered, many companies don't have employees like us. They just simply call their local technician whenever they want the simplest tasks performed. I assume that may be part of the reason why you are having such a difficult time finding a new position.
The way I see it, They can either pay the standard salary or they can take several years to train someone new. But if they were to hire someone who already has the skills, the new employee would want as much or more than I would be asking for. From what I've discovered, I'm underpaid by about $10,000 annually. Don't get me wrong though. I'm not naive enough to think that the company would crumble without me or that I'm irreplaceable.
Although I am having a hard time finding information on salaries for this particular position. The information I have found is very limited and not exactly concrete. I've found information available from the goverment but they want as much as $150 for a report on salaries in the telecommunications industry. I can't bear the thought of spending that much money only to discover that my responsibilities and position aren't even included.
Hopefully someone else can help me out.
Thanks. |