For some background our roles at the company only overlap in that they both involve computers, so when I was hired as the start/only person in my department (design engineering) they placed me under him for a manager/supervisor. Since it was a new position at the company they didn't have a full work load and I began taking on portions of my boss's job (over the years he became a catchall for anything computer related, so marketing, design, ordering, research, PR, job postings/hires, anything beyond knowing how to use excel or word) I am also very fluent and adaptive at computers so it was easy for me to take on anything that was needed. So my position soon became about 40/60 for what I was hired to do vs what I was actually doing.
Fast forward to when my immediate boss abruptly left the company for another job, I had a crash course in everything he does for the company (as much as could be done in such a short window) and immediately began taking over every aspect of his job when he left. I've now been doing my boss's job plus my job, as well add being asked if I'm interested in taking on more then that..
I am completely capable of doing all of this work, and doing it very well, however it is not what I was hired for and not work I'm incredibly passionate about, but I would be more than happy to take it all on for the right compensation.
My question is, how do I know what is fair to ask for so that I don't shoot myself in the foot one way or the other? I don't want to ask for too much and piss off the company (like asking for more than the next higher up that I'd be negotiating with makes, or low balling myself so that I can never catch up). I know the company can be pretty cheap, but also that they could literally double my salary and it would still be well over $10k less than what they were paying both me and my previous boss (not even counting benefits).
I'll be sitting down to negotiate soon and want to be prepared as best I can, but don't want to screw myself by asking too high/low. This company has zero information online for salary comparisons, and as I said, I basically started my department as the sole person in it and my boss's was his own bubble as well, there is no one else at the company that knows how to do either of our jobs (I am able to do my boss's job but he was never capable of doing or understanding mine), so there is no one else in the company to really compare my skills/salary too, but I think the fact that no one else in the company is able to do my job or his, but I can, would give me decent leverage?
I know along to double my salary is a huge leap, but also to hire a replacement for him would cost them more than that, and they'd have no one to train the new person as the old guy is now gone and no one else knows how to do his job. I know if I left they'd really be hurting.
What would be fair for me to ask for or what is the best way to approach negotiating this so I can get my best possible compensation? I'm great at what I do and very capable of a wide range of skills, but get nervous when it comes to negotiating worth/money/benefits.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Submitted July 19, 2021 at 06:13AM by whatsthemathers https://ift.tt/3zbipPf
