lnr: Halloween 2023 (Default)
lnr ([personal profile] lnr) wrote 2006-03-08 03:17 pm (UTC)

It's a good question. Off the top of my head:

- how much people in jobs with similar amounts of training earn
- how much you can afford to pay
- how unpleasant/dangerous the job is
- cost of living? (eg London weightings)

I'm not sure what else at the moment. I don't really expect law lecturers to end up earning as much as lawyers to be fair, even if it does read a bit like that. I do think it's sad that someone at the rally yesterday said she was nearing retirement and earning 9K a year less in higher education than she would have done if she'd stayed in teaching.

Basically I feel like I don't know enough to argue about it though, and maybe that means I don't know enough to be justified in taking part in this action?

I note *I* don't feel underpaid, despite the fact I'm a fair way below that 35K. I could possibly get paid more out of academia in the IT industry, but that would probably feel overpaid to me.

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