The recruiter told me that my salary is at the top of the pay range. Recently I had my annual review and my manager told me I won't be promoted for three or four years. So I can't get a pay raise for that long. At this point I feel my only option is to leave because I took a pay cut already to take this job and they down leveled me several levels. Does anyone have any advice? I already told my manager I'm very dissatisfied with the salary and want more money. Is that enough to let him know unless he increases it I will leave? I have no bonus and no stock.
I have never heard of or done downleveling many times to anyone in my career, so all signs are telling me that you are either overpaid or not valued in your current position. So ask yourself which is it and why. I myself would never stay in such a place.
Yeah they don't value me for sure. I'll probably leave
No it doesn’t mean that. Promo is typically based on performance and potential. If you don’t demonstrate this in your work - you won’t be promoted despite being at the top of the range for the level.
People often take promotion for granted. It’s not a birth right. We have to truly outperform to get a promotion. Everyone wants a promotion all the time, why would promoting you over the others benefit the company more.. think along those lines and nail a few solid projects to show your value. Make it hard to not promote you.
Not getting a promotion and not getting standard cost of living pay raises are different things. Can you clarify whether you boss actually said you wouldn’t get pay raises for years? Not getting a promo is understandable for being new
No pay raises or cost of living increases until I reach the next level. I thought it would be within a year since they dropped me so many levels at this job. Other people got promotions within months.
Ouch
Why’d you take the job in the first place?
I thought I would learn a lot. I see now it was a huge mistake.