I've been 1 year working at my job. I used to work (and have a bachelor) in Architecture. I switched careers to UX design (experience design) when I began this job.When I applied to my current job, I really really wanted to work here, and was in a tough spot economically. So when asked about my salarial expectations, I went low, I couldn't afford a no. I got hired, and was (am) very happy.
So 1 year later, performance reviews are this week, and I discovered I am heavily underpaid, more so than I thought. People who are new at my job, are beginning with 2 times as much as what I am earning now. A peer, who is an Architect too, when he first got hired, got hired with 3 times of what I am earning now. Some peers who I talked to, say I am being payed less than the base salary they offer.
My performance review is this Thursday, and I want to ask for a renegotiation of my salary. I believe I have done a good job this year, and I will become a valuable asset. But aside from that, I feel I will only be asking for what is fair... I want the standard payment for a junior designer, which is about a 100% raise. It sounds like a lot, but there are people at my job who earn up to even 7 times more than what I earn, so i don't really feel it's too much...
One problem, is that I'm not the only one who discovered that they are underpaid, or that they are paid significantly less than peers in the same position with the same responsibilities. I know at least 10 people who are going to ask for a raise (ranging from seniors to juniors like me.)
My only fear is that I am more disposable than the seniors who will ask for a raise. My argument is that what I am being payed is not the standard (which is isn't) for a junior designer. The argument of my senior peers who will be asking for a raise, is that if they don't get the raise they will leave, and that's something (in many cases) the company can't afford.
* I really like the place where I am working and had no real plans of looking elsewhere. I just want to be payed accordingly to my value, that's all.
How should I approach this conversation? Thank you in advance.
Submitted March 01, 2021 at 11:11PM by IronFoz https://ift.tt/2NSpXob
