More work, same pay. What's it worth?

Put in your pay and the extra hours the new work takes. See what you're giving away each year.

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Your yearly pay Paid by the hour? Your hourly rate x your weekly hours x 52. Hours a week you were hired for Extra hours a week the new work takes Your best guess. Staying late, lunch at the desk, catching up at night all count. Counts 52 weeks a year. Nothing you type leaves your computer.

The extra work is worth $6,500 a year, at the pay you already get. You're giving away 260 hours a year. That's about 6.5 work weeks. Your real hourly pay went from $25.00 to $22.22. A starting point for a conversation, not legal or pay advice. Start free on Skool

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