Author: Abigayle Darula

To start off, the idea of being able to be sent to another country for work would be an absolute dream come true for me. I would be over the moon excited to pursue an opportunity such as this one. However, even though the experience in itself is highly motivating, the financial compensation has to… Continue reading Global Compensation

I understand the initial concept behind executive pay. Executives should be compensated decently because they did at one point at least earned it. People don’t just become high-paying executives out of college. They do something like work through the ranks or start their own business that eventually over time matures to become a high-paying position.… Continue reading Executive Compensation

I very much believe that when deciding which discretionary benefits to keep and which ones to cut off completely depends on the kind of company you have and what you feel like depending on the work could benefit your employees the most. For example, disability and life insurance make a lot of sense for people… Continue reading Discretionary Benefits

The job that I am looking at pursuing right after I graduate would be a director of player development or a player development coordinator. After researching the average pay for a position of this sort, it usually ranges from $51,000 to $57,000. Since I am a recent college graduate I believe that this might be… Continue reading Player Development Coordinator Salary

To make a compensation system that is internally consistent and market-competitive is a very large challenge and in my opinion almost impossible. This is due to the fact that with higher-up positions people can bring many different skills to the table and compensation can reflect differently based on what the person feels they deserve and… Continue reading Week 4 – Blog Post

Dutch Brothers Coffee spans its business all across the Northwest and after its founding in 1992 by Travis and Dane Boersma, they have created a long-lasting following that gets stronger and stronger every day. They have done this by not only creating products that customers enjoy but mostly by being known for their extremely friendly… Continue reading Week 2 Post – Dutch Bros Coffee

Over the last summer, I worked for the Portland Pickles Baseball Team as an Intern. This was an unpaid position but was arguably one of the best experiences of my life thus far. My main career goal is to work in the sports industry and over my years of research trying to get into this… Continue reading Compensation Management