bluegoddess16
June 14th, 2006, 08:23 PM
Hi everyone,
its been a while for me...finally working continuously, though still not "hired." (and its exactly a year since i finished school...not really where i thought id be after a year :nohope: but i guess i should be thankful im getting a paycheck at all)
I have a question that has been concerning me lately...
I have been working at a company as a temporary employee for over 3 months now. It is a temp-to-hire situation, so I have the potential to be hired in a few weeks. During my time there, my role has been "admin. assistant," though I have been creating designs for an upcoming web application they are soon launching in addition to my admin roles. of course under the title admin assistant i am not being paid nearly what design work is worth...so ive been "cheap talent" for them (indeed).
Lately I am getting very bad vibes about my role there and my "worth." If I do not end up being hired, do I have any rights to my designs, or are they their property to use since I was being paid during the time I created them?
It just bothers me because as a "young" "inexperienced" employee they are able to pay me less for the same quality of work someone with more experience would charge...and they get the same product in the end. i had always believed after I proved myself and was eventually hired it would all pay off.
but what if they just take all my hard work they got for cheap and let me go.
is that a realistic possibility??
*sorry in advance if this subject has been brought up already...it seems like a concern a lot of designers might have.
its been a while for me...finally working continuously, though still not "hired." (and its exactly a year since i finished school...not really where i thought id be after a year :nohope: but i guess i should be thankful im getting a paycheck at all)
I have a question that has been concerning me lately...
I have been working at a company as a temporary employee for over 3 months now. It is a temp-to-hire situation, so I have the potential to be hired in a few weeks. During my time there, my role has been "admin. assistant," though I have been creating designs for an upcoming web application they are soon launching in addition to my admin roles. of course under the title admin assistant i am not being paid nearly what design work is worth...so ive been "cheap talent" for them (indeed).
Lately I am getting very bad vibes about my role there and my "worth." If I do not end up being hired, do I have any rights to my designs, or are they their property to use since I was being paid during the time I created them?
It just bothers me because as a "young" "inexperienced" employee they are able to pay me less for the same quality of work someone with more experience would charge...and they get the same product in the end. i had always believed after I proved myself and was eventually hired it would all pay off.
but what if they just take all my hard work they got for cheap and let me go.
is that a realistic possibility??
*sorry in advance if this subject has been brought up already...it seems like a concern a lot of designers might have.