Deciding whether to jump ship

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It's a low salary sure but you can't really judge properly without knowing where he is in the country
 
Get CV up to date, get registered on several job websites, get a decent Linked in Profile and start putting yourself about on there. Then start applying for other roles. You have 2 years experience and should be able to find something better paid. DON'T quit and DON't bad mouth your current employer.

I'm a service delivery manager for one of the large IT outsourcers, it's sadly a fact that at your level the attitude from management is to pay as little as possible for as long as possible because frankly there are a hundred people with similar skills who will put up with the same for the same or less cash. Look to get yourself some specialist skills such as SAN, visualization, Cisco etc if you want to escape that trap, another way out is to get into government work as a security clearance can add £££ to your salary.
 
iaind said:
It's a low salary sure but you can't really judge properly without knowing where he is in the country
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Lol southerners and thier crazy misconceptions!
My first it job was a contract role literally logging server alerts and network alerts, I wanted a career change from warehousing, I was paid about 18k for that after tax, and that's going back a few years and that's in the grim north.
 
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Huh? I never said he wasn't underpaid - but you can't really ascertain how badly or give salary advice without knowing that. IT salaries vary significantly around the UK and different areas have different types of IT jobs which are more common - so it's a key bit of information if you're asking for career and salary advice
 
14k is a joke for any skilled technical role, no matter where in the country you are. For 40 hours a week, assuming the OP doesn't get ridiculous amounts of holiday? That's barely above minimum wage.

But like others said, secure another job offer before resigning.
 
Starting to take proper breaks and detaching is good advice. It's too easy to get into the mindset that you're the one doing all the work - when you realise nothing actually stops functioning when you're not there, it gets easier to deal with. Having proper breaks and work/social life balance is important or you'll burn out sooner or later
 
iaind said:
Starting to take proper breaks and detaching is good advice. It's too easy to get into the mindset that you're the one doing all the work - when you realise nothing actually stops functioning when you're not there, it gets easier to deal with. Having proper breaks and work/social life balance is important or you'll burn out sooner or later
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Good advice in the interim, however, don't be arsey about it, you don't want to burn bridges, take your full entitlement and if questioned, advise them that you have been eating at your desk for x time.
 
Employment is a two way thing so...

Let them know you have carried out your 12 month review of working there and it hasnt come up to standard this year given the work you do and numeration. Say you will be considering your future unless they have a development plan for you (cause guess what if you apparently earn too much this year I wonder whats going to happen next!)

Seriously - you've done your time - got some experience - time to move onto another company who can take you to the next step and move your skills on again. I expect they need you more than you need them. Sounds like they will rob you for all your hard work until you get the message
 
holymonk said:
Yes never just quit, never bad mouth your employer. Just sort your CV out, and look elsewhere. Most satisfying moment was me handing in my notice at 19k and going to a job that was paid more than the operations manager :P The exit interview was hilarious.
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Come on, tell all :D
 
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