I'm not getting enough money - it's official!

Alexander Turcic · 08-14-2005, 06:55 PM

Just finished the IQ/salary index test over at The Guardian and it's official guys: I am not getting enough money for what I'm worth! Do you think I could make this clear to my employer by sending him attached screenshot?

It's official. Your IQ is significantly more powerful than the average for your salary bracket. Demand a pay rise while you still have your faculties.

What's kinda interesting is that in the highest salary bands, IQ appears to drop again.

hacker · 08-14-2005, 07:52 PM

I can attest to that. The managers at Linuxcare when I was there were making $250k/USD and working 4 days a week, mostly coming in at 10am/11am, logging in, taking an hour lunch and leaving at 4pm, spending most of the time in meetings or on the phone.

Disgusting, when you consider we were making 2-3x less than them, had to pay for our own parking, and were putting in 12-20 hour days, and of course, mandatory weekends to meet crazy deadlines agreed to by these same managers.

But at least we could bulk shop at the local Costco to save money.

I now work for a company run by grown-ups, so this is no longer an issue.

Alexander Turcic · 08-14-2005, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hacker

had to pay for our own parking

You actually had your own car?

In Switzerland and Germany, most employees, unless from top management, take public transportation to work because they cannot afford the parking nor the high gas prices.

hacker · 08-14-2005, 08:45 PM

Public transportation in the US absolutely SUCKS.

The problem is that most places don't want trains or subways going through their towns, so they halt the work with city ordinances. So you end up taking a train through a few towns, hopping on a bus to go through another town, and then back on a train again (or a cab). Its really putrid.

There was a story that I read about how a town allowed a train station to be built in their town, and everyone started using public transportation... which is good. The town the realized that they were losing money because people weren't paying for city parking fees (parking meters) and a lot less cars were being towed, so they shut the train station down.

Excuse me, but WHAT THE HELL?! You build a train station to solve a transportation problem, and realize that you're not making enough anymore by towing cars, so you shut the station down? Sounds like a budgeting problem, not a transportation problem.

Sometimes I really want to shake the stupid right out of people.

Dick Tracy · 08-14-2005, 09:53 PM

Please don't get me started. It took 2 hours (with one transfer) to get from Pac Hts to the Richmond Dist (about 5km) on Tues evening and not a cab seen in Pac Hts. And when the public transit came it did not resemble bananas, it bunched like grapes.

pagansoul · 06-19-2009, 07:19 AM

When I lived in San Francisco I got spoiled by the public transit. I didn't have a car for all 5 years I lived there. I move to Georgia and there are no buses, except to go to the malls. You have to drive to get to the train (note that I live 15 miles north of Atlanta). You just can not live in Georgia without having a car unless you never need to leave your house.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 06-19-2009, 07:59 AM

My result:

Quote:

Wow. Your IQ is as far above the average for your salary level as the scale permits. What are you doing with your life?

Clearly I need a high paying job spotting patterns...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

You actually had your own car?

In Switzerland and Germany, most employees, unless from top management, take public transportation to work because they cannot afford the parking nor the high gas prices.

Same here - certainly for central London - plus we have the congestion charge. The yeti drives to work though as, bizarrely, the fuel costs work out cheaper than public transport

Sparrow · 06-19-2009, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

It's official. Your IQ is significantly more powerful than the average for your salary bracket. Demand a pay rise while you still have your faculties.

I don't think that makes sense - it's not your IQ that should determine your salary; it's what you actually produce.

Many people choose jobs for which they are over-qualified. Wittgenstein spent time as a gardener, but his superior intellect didn't make him more productive than other gardeners - so he'd have been wrong to use that as a basis for a raise.

montsnmags · 06-19-2009, 09:13 AM

My brother installs skylights in houses. His IQ is through the roof!
(Just a little joke. Feel free to chuckle politely then change the subject)

Cheers,
Your fellow zombie-thread reanimator

GeoffC · 06-19-2009, 11:40 AM

wonderful how we can breathe new life into the old threads ....

rgeorg · 06-19-2009, 12:24 PM

I read once that people with higher IQs make less money, on average. Why? Less practical perhaps, or fewer "people-skills" and political savvy.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 06-19-2009, 04:58 PM

I can't play office politics for toffee, although I do observe and comment on it. I have some people skills, but not the right ones required to get me a raise or a higher paying job. They seem to be the right ones to let me get a fair deal of gossip, I just don't have teh requisite skills to do anything with it. Nor would I want to, to be honest. Practical? Yes, mostly. Although as this has been known to manifest itself by grabbing the nearest available person to get something done, whoever they are, it may not always be my most endearing quality (it seems some would-be high-ups think they're above some things...

)

Sweetpea · 06-19-2009, 05:19 PM

Won't do the test at this time of night... Can hardly type, let alone answer questions

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

You actually had your own car?

In Switzerland and Germany, most employees, unless from top management, take public transportation to work because they cannot afford the parking nor the high gas prices.

Don't complain! The last time we went to Switzerland by car, we made sure we filled her up just before the border because it was so much cheaper!

Oh, forgot to mention, I'm glad the public transport system in Switzerland is so fantastic, I love going by train there

DixieGal · 06-19-2009, 05:26 PM

Mine showed that I'm making exactly what my IQ shows. I'm either dumb and poor or rich and smart, but either way, I'm sort of feeling insulted for some reason. ??

Verencat · 06-19-2009, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

wonderful how we can breathe new life into the old threads ....

I know, it's stunning!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Mine showed that I'm making exactly what my IQ shows. I'm either dumb and poor or rich and smart, but either way, I'm sort of feeling insulted for some reason. ??

I wanted to console you and tell you those IQ tests are bogus, but I just did it and it told me the same as Am:

Quote:

Wow. Your IQ is as far above the average for your salary level as the scale permits. What are you doing with your life?

So, I'm not about to say that is a lie!

(Sorry, I just quit my job and am in the "I deserve better" phase)

You're rich and smart, be happy and live the life we all want!

08-14-2005, 06:55 PM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I'm not getting enough money - it's official! Just finished the IQ/salary index test over at The Guardian and it's official guys: I am not getting enough money for what I'm worth! Do you think I could make this clear to my employer by sending him attached screenshot? It's official. Your IQ is significantly more powerful than the average for your salary bracket. Demand a pay rise while you still have your faculties. What's kinda interesting is that in the highest salary bands, IQ appears to drop again. Attached Thumbnails

08-14-2005, 09:53 PM	#5
Dick Tracy Detective Posts: 109 Karma: 4455 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Device: Palm TX	Please don't get me started. It took 2 hours (with one transfer) to get from Pac Hts to the Richmond Dist (about 5km) on Tues evening and not a cab seen in Pac Hts. And when the public transit came it did not resemble bananas, it bunched like grapes. Last edited by Dick Tracy; 08-14-2005 at 09:58 PM. Reason: clarity

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08-14-2005, 07:52 PM	#2
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	I can attest to that. The managers at Linuxcare when I was there were making $250k/USD and working 4 days a week, mostly coming in at 10am/11am, logging in, taking an hour lunch and leaving at 4pm, spending most of the time in meetings or on the phone. Disgusting, when you consider we were making 2-3x less than them, had to pay for our own parking, and were putting in 12-20 hour days, and of course, mandatory weekends to meet crazy deadlines agreed to by these same managers. But at least we could bulk shop at the local Costco to save money. I now work for a company run by grown-ups, so this is no longer an issue.

08-14-2005, 08:45 PM	#4
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	Public transportation in the US absolutely SUCKS. The problem is that most places don't want trains or subways going through their towns, so they halt the work with city ordinances. So you end up taking a train through a few towns, hopping on a bus to go through another town, and then back on a train again (or a cab). Its really putrid. There was a story that I read about how a town allowed a train station to be built in their town, and everyone started using public transportation... which is good. The town the realized that they were losing money because people weren't paying for city parking fees (parking meters) and a lot less cars were being towed, so they shut the train station down. Excuse me, but WHAT THE HELL?! You build a train station to solve a transportation problem, and realize that you're not making enough anymore by towing cars, so you shut the station down? Sounds like a budgeting problem, not a transportation problem. Sometimes I really want to shake the stupid right out of people.

06-19-2009, 07:19 AM	#6
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	When I lived in San Francisco I got spoiled by the public transit. I didn't have a car for all 5 years I lived there. I move to Georgia and there are no buses, except to go to the malls. You have to drive to get to the train (note that I live 15 miles north of Atlanta). You just can not live in Georgia without having a car unless you never need to leave your house.

06-19-2009, 09:13 AM	#9
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	My brother installs skylights in houses. His IQ is through the roof! (Just a little joke. Feel free to chuckle politely then change the subject) Cheers, Your fellow zombie-thread reanimator

06-19-2009, 11:40 AM	#10
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	wonderful how we can breathe new life into the old threads ....

06-19-2009, 12:24 PM	#11
rgeorg Guru Posts: 675 Karma: 3314796 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Europe & USA Device: K3/3G(2x), Glo HD, Amazon Voyage	I read once that people with higher IQs make less money, on average. Why? Less practical perhaps, or fewer "people-skills" and political savvy.

06-19-2009, 04:58 PM	#12
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	I can't play office politics for toffee, although I do observe and comment on it. I have some people skills, but not the right ones required to get me a raise or a higher paying job. They seem to be the right ones to let me get a fair deal of gossip, I just don't have teh requisite skills to do anything with it. Nor would I want to, to be honest. Practical? Yes, mostly. Although as this has been known to manifest itself by grabbing the nearest available person to get something done, whoever they are, it may not always be my most endearing quality (it seems some would-be high-ups think they're above some things... )

06-19-2009, 05:26 PM	#14
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Mine showed that I'm making exactly what my IQ shows. I'm either dumb and poor or rich and smart, but either way, I'm sort of feeling insulted for some reason. ??

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