01-28-2018, 03:26 PM
I'll echo what Leebro said - getting raises based on performance reviews is HARD. You gotta fight for it. Its even harder taking a new position in the company, you're likely going to get paid less than an outside hire. Since you're in a 3,000 person company they likely have lots of bullshit for "process" and "rules" and "precedent" and its all bullshit. HR groups exist 99% to protect the company and 1% to advocate for its employees.
I'll get off my rant box now.
Coming out of school you'll be able to move up the pay scale pretty quickly from where you started. You've been there a year, proven yourself, and exceeded expectations. Unfortunately YOU have to decide what kind of pay/merit increase makes sense - whether its a recognition, or you want more pay, or job title, or responsibility - and build your case around that based on the value you delivered to the company, because, it is a business its not a charity for doing nice things.
I'll share a story around this - at my last job, I was underpaid, and I knew this going in - a year on, I got a promotion, took on more responsibility but initially without a raise. I went back a few months later and laid out my case based on both the pay ranges for someone with my experience & job role as well as the additional revenue generated since taking over the work that I was tasked with - a 15% raise was a pittance compared to that, especially when I was growing my line of business at a time the company was losing money overall. I ended up getting that, but you cant just walk in and say "I want a raise I deserve it because reasons".
Good luck. And if you cant get what you're happy with be prepared to look elsewhere, too, unless you feel strongly about the company that you're willing to play the long game with them and build a career - but be warned that most companies wont have any loyalty toward you in the long run.
I'll get off my rant box now.
Coming out of school you'll be able to move up the pay scale pretty quickly from where you started. You've been there a year, proven yourself, and exceeded expectations. Unfortunately YOU have to decide what kind of pay/merit increase makes sense - whether its a recognition, or you want more pay, or job title, or responsibility - and build your case around that based on the value you delivered to the company, because, it is a business its not a charity for doing nice things.
I'll share a story around this - at my last job, I was underpaid, and I knew this going in - a year on, I got a promotion, took on more responsibility but initially without a raise. I went back a few months later and laid out my case based on both the pay ranges for someone with my experience & job role as well as the additional revenue generated since taking over the work that I was tasked with - a 15% raise was a pittance compared to that, especially when I was growing my line of business at a time the company was losing money overall. I ended up getting that, but you cant just walk in and say "I want a raise I deserve it because reasons".
Good luck. And if you cant get what you're happy with be prepared to look elsewhere, too, unless you feel strongly about the company that you're willing to play the long game with them and build a career - but be warned that most companies wont have any loyalty toward you in the long run.