So I work in the mental health field, specifically working with children with Autism. I was making $13.50 before my promotion, which I figured was a fair wage considering it was entry level. I recently was promoted to a full time hourly employee at $14/hr, which I thought was low, but I was too scared to ask questions and accepted it. This position will help me become a supervisor on cases eventually, so I did not want to risk it by negotiating or asking questions, which I realize was foolish.
I am in charge of a lot of things administratively now, including hiring. When I asked our recruiters what range I have to hire people at, I was told it was $14-$16. I was also told to hire people at $15, since all employee's from Oct. 2016 have been started at $15/hr. This made me upset considering I have received two highly valuable certifications that were REQUIRED for my position, and I'm being paid less than entry level.
I emailed the head woman who is in charge of wages, and we were supposed to meet Monday, but she never met with me and I have been back and forth with her the entire week. She had the flu recently, but led a meeting on Thursday, and when I messaged her after the meeting, she ignored it and haven't heard from her since.
Up until this point, my company has treated me well, but this is concerning. I just did some basic estimates in my head, but with all factors considered, I want to ask for $17. My reasoning behind it is as follows:
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I am the only one in the entire office who has these two valuable certifications that allow us to work with certain insurances.
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Employees are starting at $15/hr. Lets say I asked for $16/hr. If they were to get both certifications, which lead to a .25 cent wage increase for both (.50 total), plus another wage increase for 90 days worked, they would make equal if not more than me again.
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I am in a position with a lot of responsibility and it is an administrative position. My wage should reflect as such.
Now I have never been in this position before, and I do not want to be too aggressive in this meeting. However, I feel the reasons I listed above are good enough reason for me to earn $17/hr for full time. I considered the arguments they may try and use against me, but have come up with responses to all of them.
Im looking for advice on how to handle this meeting, and what questions I should be asking, if any. Thanks all!
Submitted February 04, 2017 at 09:19PM by Rickayy_OG http://ift.tt/2l5NCla
