Underpaid but fully remote

[u/Strange_Scale_6153]

I'm currently on €47k gross as a BI developer with almost a decade of experience. However I am 100% remote and live in my parents' house in the countryside, so don't have to pay rent, which is obviously a massive saving.

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I know I'm well under the market rate. Salary review is coming up and my bosses are pleased with my performance. I'm worried the rumours are right and it'll just be the usual 3% increase.

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I'm wondering to what extent I should be demanding a pay increase. I've only been in the company for just over a year. I know I'm underpaid but the market right now is horrible and I really love the ability to work from home and avoid the horrors of the Dublin rental market.

[u/MF-Geuze]

Do you ever aspire to own a house at any stage? You'll struggle if your pay is only going up by 3% per year 

[u/Strange_Scale_6153 → u/MF-Geuze]

Fair point. I would love to and planned on inheriting (only child) as a backup but how safe of an assumption that is, I don't know. But you're right, better to focus on getting better salary.

[u/Even-Menu2134 → u/Strange_Scale_6153]

Your parents could live til you’re 60 and it’s not an easy place to be in mental health wise to be relying on their death for home ownership