Salary Discussion

[MC 111]

Hello All

I recently requested a pay review with the Manager Director of the company I work for and after discussing it with him I feel like we are miles apart in terms of Salary. Which is why I'm here really, I want to know whether or not my expectations are too high or that I'm genuine paid less than the going rate for someone in a role similar to mine.

I've been with the company for two years, having joined them straight from Sixth Form. My role varies between Administration and Marketing. For the Marketing, there isn't another member of staff within the company that is involved in this (apart from the MD) and my responsibilities include:

• Creating and Sending all of the company mailings, newsletters and email marketing
• Managing the company LinkedIn and Twitter accounts
• Updating company E-Paper, which contains all the latest industry news
• Compiling of potential customers list to be used for the Marketing efforts of the company.

For the Administration, my responsibilities include:

• Booking in of company projects.
• Creation of all company project files.
• Review and Audit of Project Files upon Completion.
• Liaising with customers on delivery and collection of their equipment from the site.

The company are currently paying for me to complete a Level 3 in Marketing through the Chartered Institute of Marketing (Approx. £850). However, all the work for this is done out of work hours and in my own time.

I am 20 years old and the company is located in the West Midlands.

From reading the above, what would you guys suggest an expected salary would be?

Thank you.

 

[MC 111]

it can be, people often don't want to share that for good reason... tis probably better if it is someone who used to do your role but then moved onto something else - but yeah, absolutely a good idea to try and ask people about pay, on the other hand it isn't necessarily such a good idea to reveal your own to people doing the same job as you (especially if you know you've had a better than average pay rise/bonus etc..)

also should have added OP that plenty of companies have annual pay reviews - if you've been there for 2 years with no pay rise then that ought to be enough reason alone to ask for one (obviously adding in how you've developed etc.. skills you've gained, what you now add to the role etc..). In future I'd try and ask for a pay review every year if they're not offered as standard

I brought exactly what you've just said into the meeting when i requested a pay review, I outlined how i feel my skills had developed, how my role has changed and evolved to increase my worth to them. Despite this, my request for an increase was declined which is why i thought i'd ask the question here to see whether it's me with unrealistic expectations of what i should be paid.

 

[MC 111]

It is always worth bearing in mind you are effectively overpaid at the start until you get up to speed and are fully productive. With some of our large code projects it takes -4 before people are really in their optimal productivity. If someones salary hasn't gone up much in 2 years they should think how much better they are now than when they started, but how lucky they were to be paid the full salary when they wee a lot less useful.

I agree with that, however the initial salary was given when my roles and responsibilities were a lot more limited to what i do now..