Originally Posted by
Spexvet
I think the "value" portion is the key. You must be, and show that you are, valuable to your employer in order to get a high rate of pay.
I know some certified or licensed opticians who are not especially valuable. They bend temples and take orders, and that's about the extent of it, and that's the basis for their pay. Minimum pay for minimum duties. Sure, they get "licensed pay" because they have the education and met state requirements, but it's minimum licensed pay.
I run my doctor's dispensary. He writes a couple of checks a month, and I do EVERYTHING else. I have made myself indispensible. I deliver profit to him, and do the work for him. And I get compensated well for what I do. When it comes down to it, though, he pays me well not because I have a license, but because I am valuable to him.
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