How do you feel about asking for a rise?
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Poll Start Date: 15th July 2003
How confident are you about speaking up on tricky issues at work?
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Fiona's Comment
Posted By: Fiona Harrold
21-Jul-2003 12:15
I love all the spirited comments this week's poll has sparked. None of you ladies are going to be exploited! Dee's comment about being 100% committed to her present job but 150% to her new business is
terrific.
It's vital to remind ourselves that we always have choices - and then exercise those choices. There are always other options, possibilities and opportunities. Always. We may not see them when we're feeling stuck and trapped, but they're there, waiting to be noticed and picked up on.
Victoria's comment is interesting, "I work in a shop, and retail staff only get the minimum wage, unless they're management, so I'd never get more anyway."
OK Victoria, so, whatya gonna do then? Think, think, think. Plan, plan, plan. Get busy. Get going. Don't moan, don't blame. And, if you decide to do nothing, be happy with your
choice. Because it's your choice. Wear it well.
Many thanks to everyone for taking the time to vote and comment.
Best Wishes,
Fiona xx
Your Comments
Posted By: Dee
16-Jul-2003 12:15
I approached my boss for a raise after doing a series of projects well. Knowing that I was already doing a lot more than was in my original job description, I felt confident that I would be
successful. Unfortunately, I was told that the charity I work for, has set rates for particular positions (I am a PA), and that I was already earning the top rate. However, I know that I am very
poorly paid according to salary surveys listing comparative roles within charitable sector.
I've also seen colleagues in more specialised roles receive pay rises and promotions. Over a period of many months I have become fed up with the organisation and with being at the 'mercy' of an
employer. Therefore, I've recently decided to set up my own home-business through a reliable and established network marketing company, so I will eventually get paid what I deserve. I now feel happier
and more in control. In the meantime, I put a 100% into my day job and 150% into my part-time business. Eventually I will be able to leave the day job for good!
Posted By: Catherine
16-Jul-2003 10:55
I had been in a tricky position at work where my experience did not count for anything with a new boss. Indeed new recruits seemed more highly valued than any existing staff. The role had an advertised salary and I had done it for years but was still not given full salary. When I asked precisely what I had to do to achieve full salary, there was no answer.
Over time, I realised nothing would make a difference and there was only one course of action - to find another job where somebody would reward my experience and skills. I took control of the situation by leaving to look for a position where who I am and what I can do count for more. I feel I will be able to command more money and respect and still have my self-respect intact! Sometimes if the horse we are on is dead (flogging a dead horse), then finding another horse is a favourable option!
Posted By: Lesley Mason
15-Jul-2003 22:47
I know I work hard. I know I am not only good at my job, I am better than anyone else could be at this particular job, right now. I am not being paid the advertised salary for the role. This is
unjust. I'm saying so. Whether this will achieve anything is out of my hands. I know I've done my part. I've put my case.
Posted By: Rachel
15-Jul-2003 19:27
I simply don't accept the excuse 'well my job type only receives the minimum wage'. I've worked in Sales for three years to fund my degree, now I'm looking again to fund further study and I simply
turn down jobs that offer the minimum wage. I make the maximum effort, and deserve the maximum wage, plus commission. So should everyone else who makes more than minimum of effort.
Posted By: Victoria
15-Jul-2003 16:18
I work in a shop, and retail staff only get the minimum wage, unless they're management, so I'd never get more anyway!
Posted By: Jacqui
15-Jul-2003 15:44
Last year I felt undervalued by the Company I work for. I knew that if I didn't discuss it with my boss no one else would.
I looked around at what other Companies were offering for the same type of role. I then made notes on everything I had achieved and what a difference that had made to the business. It worked. I got a
pay rise. I was very nervous but I had all my facts and I knew that I deserved it.
Posted By: Mary
15-Jul-2003 14:14
Is this perhaps just an offshoot of the old English habit of not putting
ourselves forward. As a race we are not terribly good at selling ourselves
anything else but not ourselves. Does this make good business for life coaches
perhaps?
