Transitioning to new position, need advice for negotiating pay
Been with my employer for 9-10 months and just started training for a new position. When other employees have moved to this role it has been considered a promotion, but that hasn’t been the case with me - it’s been treated as more of a lateral move. (Maybe it has to do with approx. 10% of our employees getting laid off at the end of Q4.) Anyways, my boss pulled me aside yesterday and let me know that as opposed to getting paid my hourly rate ($47k/year), my pay will be restructured through increased overtime hours and bonuses. My pay is estimated to be the same, but IMO this role is a promotion - so the fact that I didn’t get a raise, my pay is now more contingent on performance AND I’m getting paid for 50 hours of work per week makes me feel insulted. Am I crazy for feeling this way? My target TC is roughly $90k (60k base + standard commission - I estimate this could pay as much as 30k in a good year), which is what others in my position earn. I would love any advice on how to structure my negotiation arguments, points of emphasis, etc. Thanks for your time guys
You should have negotiated the pay before moving to a new position. You can try talking to your manager about it. Be prepared with list of your accomplishments and value you bring to your company
I haven’t signed anything, just started training and things move slow where I work. As far as TC goes, do you think 70k annual + comission is an unreasonable request from my current pay if I can prove my value meets my salary demands? (In the sense that it would be a pretty big bump in pay from my current TC)
Asking for more than 15-20% raise would be unreasonable
47k per year is annual not hourly rate. Btw vote with you feet, get out
Easier to contextualize annual salary than hourly rate. Getting out is an option but my resume will look better if I stay for a while, which is what I plan on doing