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Erisa Ojimba

Articles By Erisa Ojimba

  • Did I get a big enough raise with this promotion?

    Q. I recently accepted a new role as a Web assessment client coordinator within an organization for whom I have been working for a year. My previous salary was $25,000. When asked about my desired compensation for this new role, I replied, … Read more...

  • Can an employee be paid more than a supervisor?

    I am a creative director with a mid-sized Internet development company (200 people). I oversee a department of 10 graphic designers, programmers, writers, and interface architects. Is it uncommon for one of my department members to be … Read more...

  • Can my employer pay me less in a region with a higher cost of living?

    I relocated by choice. When I relocated, I couldn't keep the same position with my company. Now the company has offered me a position comparable to the one I left behind, but at the pay rate I was at before my position changed. What … Read more...

  • Should I ask for $25,000 more?

    My manager just walked into my office and told me I was now classified as a high-profile employee of great importance by the senior executive. I was told I am changing job titles and I should write up a profile of what I consider my future … Read more...

  • How should I calculate a part-time rate?

    When accepting a part-time position in an office and asked about salary requirements, what is the appropriate thing to say? How can you compare a part-time to a full-time salary? Read more...

  • Am I management material?

    I've been employed with the same company for 10 years. My official job title is financial analyst, and I report to the financial operations manager. For the last year and a half, the manager and I have been working at both locations, … Read more...

  • Should I take the offer or the counteroffer?

    I've recently been offered a position in another company making $6,000 more than I earn now. When I gave notice, my current employer came back the next day and matched the prospective employer's offer. I called the prospective employer and … Read more...

  • Why didn't I get a pay-to-stay bonus?

    Our company has filed under Chapter 11 with no financial backing. The company is being sold. Our accounts payable supervisor got another offer and put in her notice, but the company countered with a pay-to-stay package. She gets six months … Read more...

  • What should my daily contract rate be?

    How much per hour should a per diem CPA make in the Jackson, Mississippi, metropolitan area? I'm considered self-employed, and I have 16 years of public accounting experience. My area of specialty is income tax. Read more...

  • Is it time to ask again for my raise?

    I've been in this job for five months. I started out as a data entry clerk and was promoted to project manager in the first six weeks. At the time, I was promised a salary increase after a trial period of two months. But it hasn't happened … Read more...