I have worked for the same employer here in Michigan for 9 years. I work for the cheapest department in the company and I make horrible pay. I found out that they are hiring in new people for more than I make!! I have been here since highschool! I am qualified to cover multiple jobs and I am full time. My sister was hired in a different dept here a year ago, and she makes $2 more an hour than me! If the economy changes that drastically, don't I get a market adjustment on my wages? I think I should at LEAST get paid the increase the new hires are getting.
2006-11-13 01:52:35 · 15 answers · asked by Gibulet 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes you should, first make yourself marketable, make a professional resume, post it and get some interviews going, then approach your boss or the decision maker and without being rude simply put the facts on the table,
1. I am multifunctional and I feel I am an assett to this company.
2. It has been brought to my attention I am over tasked and under payed.
3. I feel I deserve an increase not only equivalent to the new hires, but slighty more for my senior status here.
4. I am on the job market and I have XYZ offers, I am sorry to do this but I need to know where I stand with this company.
then shut up and make them answer you, you have power of negociation here, USE IT! good luck
2006-11-13 01:58:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all your sister is working in a different department. That may have something to do with it. But your company can do whatever they want, really. If you've been there since high school without complaining yet, they know that they can take advantage of you. If you feel it's not right, I'd confront management about it and demand to know why they feel a new girl is worth more than you.
When a company stops respecting you as an employee, it's time to move on. If you feel you're worth more, you probably are.
2006-11-13 10:01:33 · answer #2 · answered by enamore22 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately that happens all the time. I wish you can do something about it.
Do you have a union? If so go talk to them. I would be looking for a different job that pays more.
There is a guy that knows a lot less than my husband and was hired for $20,000 a year more than my husband makes. I wish there was something that could be done cause it is so unfair.
2006-11-13 10:02:15 · answer #3 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I partly agree w SPECIAL E on his advise. I would very definitely get a resume out there and see if I get any action on that. If I did not get any inquiries on my resume, I would consider taking classes to make myself more marketable before I talked with my supervisor about a raise. If you get inquiries, find out what they would offer you, then go to your supervisor and tell him/her that at your job level and experience, the going rate of pay is XX dollars and you feel that you should be paid that. Ask him/her why you are not making that amount. If they are not willing to pay you the amount you are entitled to, accept another job with another company, then tell your supervisor you have another offer for a job and that you are sorry because you liked working for them, but you are going to have to leave the company.
2006-11-13 10:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by bettyswestbrook 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally they can do it as long as they are not engaging in discriminatory practices, for example hiring men at a higher rate of pay consistently then women. Also, different departments may pay at different rates because of productivity. However, you have to ask your employer for a raise. If you are a good employee with a good record, you are entitled to one. They know it would cost more to train a replacement who may leave then to give you a $2.00/hr raise. However, if they ask you how much more you want to make, give them room to negotiate. If you want a $2.00 raise, say you want a $3.00 raise.
2006-11-13 10:10:49 · answer #5 · answered by Tara P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you need to go to your supervisor and ask for a promotion, especially since you have been there for 9 years. It is called seniority. They will surely look at you before they hire from the outside. Good luck!
2006-11-13 10:00:41 · answer #6 · answered by aloneinga 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can. If you are making at least minium wage, your employer can pay whatever they want to. Ask for a raise, but be prepared to support your reasons for deserving one!
2006-11-13 09:58:12 · answer #7 · answered by alig 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yest they can.
they can do this.
it is perfectly legal.
your recourse is to go ask for a raise.
or get another job.
there are exceptions; if you are getting paid less because of your gender or race, then you have another kind of case. but your sister is probably the same race & gender as you so it seems that is not the problem.
2006-11-13 10:01:53 · answer #8 · answered by Sufi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Employers to that when they can get away with it. Sometimes you and they only find out what you were worth after you quit and they have to replace you.
Happened to my wife. They replaced her with someone less experienced at twice the salary after she quit because we were moving.
2006-11-13 10:52:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a load of ----. I work with someone who makes $3 more than me...and he's about as slow as C3-PO...and he just annoys the ---- out of everyone
2006-11-13 09:55:14 · answer #10 · answered by Rob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋