i been working there for 2 yrs already and they started me at $8.50 and $.50 after 3 months then my year review i got a $.25 so my second year review is coming up. but i found out other co workers are getting paid more that just started working there. I have already spoke to the mgr's and they say they cant give me a raise! what should i do should i wait for my second year review and wait to see if they give me a good raise which i dount or just quit.???. by the way i work in the paint department. or is 9.25 a good salary? Any oppinions will help..
2007-03-10 23:24:50 · 8 answers · asked by wii 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I have worked in retail & fast food before. $.50 & $.25 raises really are the normal raise in those type of places. Once you get thru college, and get a job in the field that you chose, you will get more like $1-$3 raises at a time. I started 7 years ago at this company at $12/hour. I quit last summer at $20.50. 6 years and $8.50 (about 50% increase in pay over that span of time).
You really shouldn't be talking to your coworkers about the hourly wage. It only cause bad feelings if you aren't making the same money. Your boss will bring this up in your review, so you may want to think of something to counter it.
Work up to your potential and show your strengths to the people that count (the customers) and the raises will get bigger.
Good Luck!
2007-03-10 23:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by Jo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your question does not really give sufficient information to give a firm answer. I don't like to answer questions with questions but sometimes have to. How much education do you have compared to your coworkers? How is your attitude towards coworkers and customer and managers? What is your appearance compared to your coworkers? Do you come to work clean and shaven and dressed in clean clothes?
Judging from your question your spelling may not be the best and your lack of capitalization and punctuation I would have to suggest that you have minimal education or you are lazy. And if I am right about either than that may well be the reason you are not making a higher hourly rate. I am not trying to be mean to you but sometimes you have to face the facts. And sometimes there are opportunities to advance yourself. If in fact you have little education it may well be that your employer will assist you in improving yourself. They may even pay for night school or correspondence courses to help you improve. Take a long hard look at yourself and your future and ask if want to sell paint for the rest of your life.
2007-03-11 07:47:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps the companies policies changed between the time you were hired and the time the new coworkers were hired. For example the federal minimum wage went up recently maybe they pay a flat percentage above minimum wage to all new employees.
When asking for a raise you need to come up with very compelling reasons for them to give it to you. Are you always on time? Do you offer to cover shifts for your coworkers? Do you have a higher sales percentage? Have you persued extra education relevant to your job? Have you been employee of the month?
I would say that your hourly wage is very good for working in the retail industry. If you really want a raise you are going to have to really sell yourself on you performance review.
2007-03-11 07:39:46 · answer #3 · answered by Mandy43110 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats not really bad at all but there is always better opportunities but that might depend upon the area you live in, always be on the look out for better jobs keep your name listed with agencies incase something better comes along and make sure you will like the job money isnt worth a miserable job,
added: i dont have a college degree and i got my class b liscense and now im making 800 to 1000 a week with weekends off 8 to 10 hours a day driving dumptrucks and it is easy as pie just pick up and drop off im not stuck in an office or a box i love working outside without much labor of course
2007-03-11 07:31:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At my last job at Ace hardware which I was at for 3-4 years, I only got paid min wage, Then I got a raise to 6.50. I was working in retail like you are. I know that there are lots of people at my old job who would love to have your wages!!
Your wage has to be one of the highest I've ever seen for a retail store! Don't you have your 40k, medical,dental etc too from Lowe's as well?
That's pretty good wages for working in retail.period.
2007-03-12 03:21:25 · answer #5 · answered by new name 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seems most employers pay just enough so that you won't quit and most employees work just hard enough so that they don't get fired.
If you believe your situation places you within these two parameters, you're in a satisfactory position.
Most employers like you to keep details about your wages strictly confidential-this stifles complaints that compare your earnings with those of others. If you could easily replace your job with another at current wages, you've nothing to lose by looking around.
Good luck!
2007-03-11 07:36:33 · answer #6 · answered by omnisource 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pack your bags and come to the land of plenty, Australia.
You can earn more than that here, what is your union doing about it?
2007-03-11 08:32:05 · answer #7 · answered by tomred 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boo hoo. Alot of people don't even make that much.
If you quit, don't expect anyone else to give you better than what you're getting there.
2007-03-11 07:35:17 · answer #8 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋