I'll keep this as brief as possible:
My boss had a meeting with me this morning to let me know, that if I'm interested (which I am), she would like to start transitioning me into a Director's position. The company can't currently hire a new Director, but they need help and that is the future goal. I would keep all of my current job responsibilities PLUS act as an apprentice of sorts: managing and directing new projects under my boss for the next sales season. After that, if things go well, I would manage the projects on my own.
Yay! Fun! . . . and then I asked about compensation. Here's how it went down:
She looked at my puzzingly? Huh?
I explained that I would be taking on a lot more responsibility on top of my current work load, I should be compensated as such.
Well, uh . . . I can't, we don't . . .
Okay, then can I get approved for over time pay?
I . . . uh . . .
Why don't we do this: Let's come up with a list of goals/expectations you would like to see achieved by this change in job responsibilities. Get me approved for OT for the next 4 months. At that time, we'll have a follow-up meeting and evaluate how things have been working out, we'll go through our list of expectations as a guideline. If things are going well and we'd like to continue moving forward, then we'll talk about proper compensation for the job.
Done and done. I think mountain biking had made me a LOT more assertive! I never would have asked for a raise 5 years ago.
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05-21-2012, 08:10 AM #1
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Asking for a raise.
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05-21-2012, 08:30 AM #2
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Good going!! Best of luck to you.
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05-21-2012, 08:54 AM #3
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That is excellent! So many of us find it difficult to ask for adequate compensation for the jobs we do, good for you being assertive!
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05-21-2012, 09:21 AM #4
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Awesome job, Limewave. Congrats on both the promotion and raise!
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05-21-2012, 09:27 AM #5
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I love that story. I'm going to file it away for future reference...either my own, or my students'. Thanks!
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05-21-2012, 09:28 AM #6
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Woohoo! Yeah for you! It is hard to stand up for what we deserve sometimes.
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05-21-2012, 09:52 AM #7
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Yay Lime! Way to stand up for yourself. Good job and good luck!
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