07-18-2011, 09:04 PM
Short (sort of) story is - last summer and into the fall I was tasked with a more responsibility/accountability/hours. I had a brief discussion with my boss at the time that this should be considered come review time. At review time (January), I got the standard 2% raise as dictated by corporate, and I brought up the issue with my boss that I've taken on xyz, completed xyz, and met all my goals for the year and that a 2% raise (effectively COLA) is not what I expected for the additional responsibility I've taken on, and my job title did not match what my work was (and has been since I started).
So, my boss and our VP put together something to send to HR that involved a job title change for me and several other people and a raise for me. This all happened very quickly. Then it got bogged down in the mess that is our corporate office for 3 months, and I ended up with an extra 5% raise and no change in bonus.
Now, in restrospect - if I had to do it again - I would have had more clarity up front as to:
a) what kind of responsibility I was taking on and how it would be reflected on my paycheck at review time
2) my expectations of $$ at the end of the year when review time came
iii) when the salary change was sent to corporate, I was kept in the dark about the details. I did not push for those until it had already dragged out for 2+ months and had gotten very frustrated.
My resume is on monster and I've had a few phone calls but nothing too interesting. There have been a couple of things that have kept me from seriously pursuing another job - I did not want to change jobs while trying to buy a house, and even with the BS work situation, things are still pretty good. I have a good relationship with most of the people I work with, including my boss, I have 5-6 weeks of leave a year, I work from home (saves lots of $$/time), and have a very flexible schedule. There are downsides too, such as our clusterfuck corporate organization, the bullshit that goes along with being owned by a private holding company (they want profits), and our health coverage is pretty shitty.
If you work for a smaller company, dealing with this can be much easier in that you dont have an HR department 600 miles away to deal with, but the idea is the same. What I would do is sit down with your boss and explain the situation, and be very clear as to WHY you deserve a raise with the additional responsibility, and tell them what you want out of it. Dont expect them to read your mind. You also want to let them know reasons why you want to stay at the company, if it turns into a confrontational situation (i.e. more money or I'm leaving or I have other offers) they will probably tell you to fuck off.
So, my boss and our VP put together something to send to HR that involved a job title change for me and several other people and a raise for me. This all happened very quickly. Then it got bogged down in the mess that is our corporate office for 3 months, and I ended up with an extra 5% raise and no change in bonus.
Now, in restrospect - if I had to do it again - I would have had more clarity up front as to:
a) what kind of responsibility I was taking on and how it would be reflected on my paycheck at review time
2) my expectations of $$ at the end of the year when review time came
iii) when the salary change was sent to corporate, I was kept in the dark about the details. I did not push for those until it had already dragged out for 2+ months and had gotten very frustrated.
My resume is on monster and I've had a few phone calls but nothing too interesting. There have been a couple of things that have kept me from seriously pursuing another job - I did not want to change jobs while trying to buy a house, and even with the BS work situation, things are still pretty good. I have a good relationship with most of the people I work with, including my boss, I have 5-6 weeks of leave a year, I work from home (saves lots of $$/time), and have a very flexible schedule. There are downsides too, such as our clusterfuck corporate organization, the bullshit that goes along with being owned by a private holding company (they want profits), and our health coverage is pretty shitty.
If you work for a smaller company, dealing with this can be much easier in that you dont have an HR department 600 miles away to deal with, but the idea is the same. What I would do is sit down with your boss and explain the situation, and be very clear as to WHY you deserve a raise with the additional responsibility, and tell them what you want out of it. Dont expect them to read your mind. You also want to let them know reasons why you want to stay at the company, if it turns into a confrontational situation (i.e. more money or I'm leaving or I have other offers) they will probably tell you to fuck off.