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Sorry to feed the industry pay discourse but I was sorting through paperwork today and found some old payslips.
I pay my part time interns more than I was paid to be a full time experienced Community Manager at Ubisoft.
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It was a while ago but still shocking to see.
I pay my part time interns more than I was paid to be a full time experienced Community Manager at Ubisoft.
It was a while ago but still shocking to see.
Genuinely unsure how I survived on so little money.
In the time between joining the industry in 2007 and just before I joined Bethesda in 2012, I had 4 role changes and a £6k increase in 5 years.
Community Moderator - £19k
Community Manager - £21k
PR Executive - £23k
UK Market Executive - £25k
All in London.
Community Moderator - £19k
Community Manager - £21k
PR Executive - £23k
UK Market Executive - £25k
All in London.
Excuses I was given for not getting pay rises:
- "we didn& #39;t meet company profit goals"
- "you& #39;ve just had a promotion"
- "it& #39;s the going rate"
- "you don& #39;t have a degree"
- "if we increase your pay, you& #39;d be earning the same as (man in same role) and he& #39;s more experienced"
- "we didn& #39;t meet company profit goals"
- "you& #39;ve just had a promotion"
- "it& #39;s the going rate"
- "you don& #39;t have a degree"
- "if we increase your pay, you& #39;d be earning the same as (man in same role) and he& #39;s more experienced"
It& #39;s worth noting that I joined the games industry young. I was 19yo when I got my first job.
I was super naïve and full of self doubt and I absolutely should have fought more. But when you& #39;re the only woman on the team, and the youngest, it& #39;s hard to advocate for yourself.
I was super naïve and full of self doubt and I absolutely should have fought more. But when you& #39;re the only woman on the team, and the youngest, it& #39;s hard to advocate for yourself.
This is why mentoring is so, so important.
Some more excuses not to give me pay rises that I just remembered.
- "you& #39;re only x years old"
- "you don& #39;t have kids or a mortgage to pay"
- "we& #39;ve given you a 3% increase, that should be enough"
- " we issued bonuses this year (I got £500)"
- "you& #39;re only x years old"
- "you don& #39;t have kids or a mortgage to pay"
- "we& #39;ve given you a 3% increase, that should be enough"
- " we issued bonuses this year (I got £500)"
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Dropping this here because it& #39;s even more ridiculous than anything I have experienced and should be seen more. Fucking yikes. https://twitter.com/Anodesu/status/1385694963506294786?s=19">https://twitter.com/Anodesu/s...
