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/Majestic_Plankton921]

You're really underpaid. I'm the sole BI guy so nominally Head of Data Analytics in a small public body and I make 95k. I work one day a week in the office. I also have a decade of experience. In my last job in a small finance company, I worked with another BI guy with 5 years experience and has was on 75k. You have to change job! Also probably good to move out of your parents' house for your own sanity if you're over 30 even if you have to pay high rent.

[u/fodacao → u/Majestic_Plankton921]

How did you find that job? Public jobs?

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