Promotion, huh?

By megs - 10/12/2016 12:49

Today, I was promoted. After going to school for 10 months to get certified for the new position, training extensively, and taking on a ton more responsibility, I was hoping for a decent raise. How much do my bosses think all of that time and effort is worth? One dollar more per hour than I made before. FML
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201chasew 22

$1 an hour raise may not seem like much, but that is an extra $2000 a year assuming you work 40 hour weeks.

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Tripartita 44

"Oh, wow, you went to janitorial school and have tasked yourself with spending an extra four hours each day waxing the floors. That's… you're one hell of an accountant!"

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adame2kill4 3

You didn't think to ask what the pay increase would be during all of that work up? YDI

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sunny_funny 9

So 1 dollar extra per hour... 1x8 hours per day is $8. 8 X 5 days per week is $40. 40 X 4 weeks is 160. $160x 12 months in the year is $1920. that is $80 short of $2K... I bet if someone offered you two thousand dollars more per year rather than $1 more an hour you'd be more grateful and less bitchy. Learn maths you idiot. There are a lot of people out there with no job at all. a 2K wage increase is very respectable.

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seantn4 17

Your math only adds to 48 weeks. There's 52 in a year...soo...1×8 is 8 per day. times 5 days is 40 per week times 52 weeks is 2080 a year. But yes decent raise.

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chosha_fml 26

Decent raise if you're doing the same job. Not at all if you've taken on a lot more responsibility.

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_Adog2645 24

You should probably learn grammars "you idiot"

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Calfml2 8

maybe they will let you train for the fry station next.

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undebatable52419 5

counter it, nobody gives you what you deserve without asking, be confident when doing so.

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undebatable52419 5

don't listen to people who suggest settling, that's the problem, you think they can't spare the money? a lot of times people only get what they deserve if they take their skills elsewhere or you ask. unless your skills have very limited use let's say "manual labour factory jobs" you need to find somewhere that respects your skillsets

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chosha_fml 26

People keep telling you to be grateful and that the $1/hr raise is better than nothing. It is good you got certified in a new role. But the truth is that all that training and the increase in responsibility should have gotten you a better raise. I'd suggest staying on, getting experience in the new position, and then using that to either negotiate another pay rise, or to look for a job somewhere else.

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goream2013 6

At my job, you have to have a certian degree in order to have the lead position. There is no difference between the lead and someone else. Same responsibility, same paperwork, same schedule, and same wage. but you HAVE to have the degree in order to be lead, it baffles me.

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QueenSaru 28

Congrats on the dollar. We had our jobs held hostage, told we had to take all these courses and exams to become regulated, and that with our increased scope of practice we would be compensated. Every time we bring it up, "Well what we pay you is in line with other hospitals in our area." Oh so you're ALL being cheapskates. Well that makes it fine then.

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Zebediabolical 39

I'm curious what the percentage wage increase was rather than the dollar amount.

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