Pay Based on Work, Not Negotiation Skills

We took a good, hard look at how companies decide on compensation, and came to the conclusion that pretty much all workers come to: it’s not fair. Your salary at an agency often depends on your ability to negotiate, rather than help our company grow—which can lead to significant cultural problems and wage differences between employees doing equal amounts of work.

We set out to create a better path toward fair wages. All Online Optimism staff receive an employee review three times a year. Not only do we discuss your performance that period, and set goals for the next period, but we’ll have a frank discussion of your salary. By no means is this a perfect system, but it means a conversation about your pay is dependent on your actual work instead of your reviewer’s mood, luck, and the phase of the moon being just right.

Each period, we also review Online Optimism’s financials with our entire team. Your career is an investment in Online Optimism, and you should be knowledgeable in how our company is growing so you can understand where your salary is coming from.