Changed Positions, same payI was hired about 8 months ago as a Recruiting Assistant with a hourly rate of $13/hour. I was on my way to becoming a full time recruiter and was in training for it and everything and I would've received that promotion in January. A week and a half ago, our Benefits Specialist put her two weeks in and our VP or HR decided that I would take on most of her duties and a few duties would go to our HR Assistant, instead of simply replacing her. So since I am still doing my Recruiting Assistant work and the work of the Benefits Specialist, my new title is HR/Benefits Specialist. My boss also told me that the Benefits Specialist position was in the same pay grade as my Recruiting Assistant position so no increase was necessary. I was shooed out of her office before I could get my thoughts together to say something. Now am I crazy, or should I get more money? I am doing the work of 1.75 positions and still keeping my same wage. The work of three people is now being done by 2 people. And according to salary.com, my $13/hr was well below the average for that position. So my questions are: 1. Do I deserve more money? 2. What do you think my pay should be? 3. How do I go about asking for this?
THANK YOU! First question... are you working 70 hours each week? After all, you are doing the work of 1.75 people, right? Or were you actually working well below your capacity but getting full pay for it? My guess is that you are doing pretty much the same amount of work within your 40 hours. If you assume that there is no increase in responsibilities (just different responsibilities) and you are still only working about 40 hours each week, why should you get a raise? The question as to whether you are paid fairly is still valid. Instead of looking at salary.com (which tends to run high), look at ads in your area for jobs that are the same or similar to the one you are doing and require the same or similar education that you have and see what those jobs pay. If they pay more, you are probably underpaid. If they pay the same or less, you are probably OK where you are. If I were you, I'd wait and ask for a performance and salary review in six months. That will give you plenty of time to demonstrate through your job performance that you're not only doing a great job, but more than the job requires. I'd document all my accomplishments along the way so that when the review comes around you'll be able to point out the things you've done that justify an increase in salary. If all goes well, I'd anticipate an increase to around $15 per hour, give or take. People are asked to do different tasks all the time without expecting more money every time a new task is added. The key to moving up the salary ladder is demonstrated performance, hence the reason for waiting six months to be able to show what you've accomplished. Make sense? Paul W. Barada The Negotiation Expert In addition to what the other posters have said, there's an additional benefit you're not taking into account. HR is a VERY difficult field to get into and move between specialties. You're getting experience in benefits AND recruiting and you haven't even been there a year! You've got a title bump (Specialist sounds a lot better than Assistant) and again, you haven't even been there a year. If this is the field you want to be in, this is a GREAT deal no matter what they pay you. As someone working in the HR field, you should be the first to know that job duties and business needs can change at any time. Unless you've got hot prospects elsewhere, it is best to roll with that and take what you can from it. In this case, you can take that higher title and good experience somewhere else in a year if you want. Tess | |
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