Comments on: When even the lack of expectations remains more than you can handle http://youngandemployed.com/2009/06/26/when-even-the-lack-of-expectations-remains-more-than-you-can-handle/ Perspectives on business from young marketing and public relations professionals Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:46:15 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: joseanes http://youngandemployed.com/2009/06/26/when-even-the-lack-of-expectations-remains-more-than-you-can-handle/comment-page-1/#comment-15 joseanes Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:40:24 +0000 http://youngandemployed.com/?p=47#comment-15 Point #2 is so true. Company pays you X. It costs Company 2*X to have you employed (sometimes 3*X or even 4*X) -- consider benefits, support personnel, equipment, real estate and other costs. Your work should directly, completely, and uniquely bring ($2*X)+1 dollars or more to the company. If it doesn't, you are close to the top of the next layoffs list. Some big companies are willing to spend years of grooming and training on the right new hires. Small companies don't have that luxury. I am a small company owner. If I decided to have a Marketing Department, I would expect the new hire to provide value even before he/she was hired. And I agree with you. People don't say this outright. Point #2 is so true. Company pays you X. It costs Company 2*X to have you employed (sometimes 3*X or even 4*X) — consider benefits, support personnel, equipment, real estate and other costs. Your work should directly, completely, and uniquely bring ($2*X)+1 dollars or more to the company. If it doesn’t, you are close to the top of the next layoffs list.

Some big companies are willing to spend years of grooming and training on the right new hires. Small companies don’t have that luxury. I am a small company owner. If I decided to have a Marketing Department, I would expect the new hire to provide value even before he/she was hired.

And I agree with you. People don’t say this outright.

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