It comes down to economics during challenging economic times. There is nothing more brutal than economics... particularly supply and demand. If the market wants more of your "services", it will bid up the price until the market clears. If the market does not want more, the price will fall without mercy until the market clears.
Economics does not care about the years of college attended. Nor does it care if you are particularly good at political brown-nosing and faking your performance. If you fail to perform, you eventually will be figured out.
Are your services in demand? What is your "market"? How is your job performance?
Does your employer know AND appreciate the value that you are creating? Or are you a number on a spreadsheet? Are you significant or anonymous? Is your Personal Brand worth remembering?
Are you creating value that exceeds your wages and benefits? Are you absolutely sure?
Does your boss know your value? Does your boss appreciate your value?
Are you a pain in the rear to your manager? Do you add monetary value but take it away through higher management costs?
Fact. If you are not adding real, measurable value to your employer that exceeds your wages and benefits, your future is limited at best.
2009, as always, and now more than ever will be about employee job performance - tangible contribution - value-creation. Your job is Value-Creation. Period.
Add real, measurable value or be insignificant. The choice is yours.
Now go Maximize Possibility!
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