I've been working at my current company for 1.5 years now. What started as a normal level 3 tech support position has now turned more into a software development role (in addition to still providing tech support).
I automated some major parts of my role, the higher-ups caught wind, and before I knew it, I'm was getting passed down projects that the DevOps Engineering team doesn't have time to do, or doesn't have the resources to complete. After proving myself with those tasks, I was assigned a project where I need to architect and write all the code for a new, critical piece of our infrastructure. The total cost to complete the project was in the five figure range (seems low, but this is the first time I've ever done something like this professionally), so I definitely had some weight on my shoulders for that one.
In addition, I've been given the responsibility to interview potential hires. I've got a decent knack for finding people who would be the right fit for our team so far (3 people I've interviewed and vouched for have gotten hired and are excelling so far). And now recently, my manager has began telling me to delegate various tasks to my teammates and ensure that they complete them within specified time frames. Sounds like managing to me.
All that sounds great, right? The downside is I need to work longer and harder than everyone else on my team. Doing tech support, software development, and now managing my teammates is a lot of work. I'm literally the last person to leave every single day. I'd be lying to myself if I said I didn't love my job, but it is a lot of responsibility and I'm still getting paid my level 3 tech support salary (aka 🥜).
I honestly think I should be getting paid a lot more for what I do (feels like 3 jobs to be honest), but like I said, I love my job and have learned so much it's ridiculous. I plan to stick things out until 2022 to see what happens compensation-wise at the end of year, but I'm also in that Blind state-of-mind and thinking: why want for that fat TC?
I'd hate to get to the end of year and get a sweet 3-5% raise, when I'm really looking for something in the range of 100-200% more. Am I setting myself up for disappointment with those salary expectations? Should I just start coasting and interviewing for new positions, and not bother with the steadily-increasing responsibilities I'm being given?
TC: 95K (in NYC)
YOE: 3
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