Promotion?

Shikkaka · 11 May 2006 at 08:21

Quick question really. When you get promoted within your current job, do you see this as a job move + payrise or just a job move?

The reason I ask is because a recent job has become available and was sold to me and a few of my colleagues in the same department as a promotion. We had the interview yesterday day and it turns out the pay is the same. We would be going into a more stressful job with more work to be done and yet there is no bonus in it for us.

Whats your thoughts?

Shikkaka · 11 May 2006 at 08:43

There are some opportunities within, but it is going to be a hell of a lot more work for us.

There is another factor which wouldn't normally stop me going for a promotion. I work with this older woman (her name is Debbie but we call her Debbie does Dallas

) who I sit next to now. She is senior to us but does the same job. She has also applied for this promotion and will almost certainly get it (there are 3 positions going). Now me and her don't exactely get along like a house on fire, there was a point where she would constantly single me out and from then on (when I complained about it and got her a good telling off) we just don't talk unless its work related.

I need to really ask myself can I bear to have no extra money, more work and be sat next to Dallas?! I know a few others are considering the same circumstances aswell. On the plus side, if she does get the job and I don't, she's gone...... FOREVER!

Shikkaka · 11 May 2006 at 09:03

The company itself is doing very well and making some kick ass money. We get updated with all this every quarter. Its not that they can't afford to pay us more at all. Promotions are going off all over the place all with rises except this one. Its very strange. From the 6 people that applied for it 2 already arn't going to bother with it.

Shikkaka · 11 May 2006 at 10:39

I guess i've gotta look into the future! If there is greater potential to get a rise and move forward quicker within the company than my current job, its worth the extra work for nothing to begin with.

I have just had a chat with my manager about it. She explained that at first it will be similar to the role I am doing now, just focused on one customer (probably explains no rise). As we get settled in the customer is going to pass more work over from their IT team which then MAY result in a rise.