Finally got promoted but extremely disappointed about new salary

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My amazing payrise was £1k!! And I now report to 3 different people, have to use my language skills and have to bring new accounts. (I went from entry level to account manager).

I almost want to cry.

Well, at least you have a £1000 increase.Someone I know has had to do some protracted negotiating to ensure his loss of antisocial hours supplement didn't mean his salary reduced on promotion.

Look at the benefits - more autonomy, more rewarding job making more use of your skills, and a better jumping off platform to your next job. And there are rewards to working to three people - none of them fully know what else you are doing, so you are better able to control your workload.

Push for more!
1k is what percentage of your salary now? That’s ridiculous, more like an inflation payrise not a promotion.
Do your research on what similar roles are paid in other orgs and on the basis of that ask for more. They are getting a bargain here!!! If they had to hire for that role, they couldn’t advertise it with only 1k more for sure.

Ask for more, if you are an account manager then surely negotiations is part of your role with customers so they should expect it from you.

Is there a probation period with increments following that? Or is that just the increase this financial year and then reviewed again in April or whenever?

20K! No way.
You need to ask for at least 5K more. At least

Like pp said, do the job for a year and then move.

Also remember lots of companies have very tight budgets because of covid cashflow problems so it might be worth asking for more next summer.

so they said what the pay increase is and you are planning to simply accept it? Why? No man would ever do it. Ask what you are worth.

Our customer base exploded during Covid! The increase I think would be equivalent to 5% but I genuinely thought it would be more.

Account managers should be on at least £25k but more like £30k would be expected - at the very least! I am in the SE and work in PR. Maybe less for other regions but you should be making waaaaaay more than £22k or whatever it is with your pay rise

Are you able to benchmark your role against others in your sector?

@G5000

so they said what the pay increase is and you are planning to simply accept it? Why? No man would ever do it. Ask what you are worth.

Big yes to this

This is one of the reasons I don't go for more senior posts than I'm currently on. A lot more stress for very little extra money.

Go back and tell them what you want. Don't accept their first offer!

Is this an internal appointment? Always the worst for ridiculously low pay rises. I've done jobs where I've managed people earning nearly £15k more because they were recruited from outside and negotiated hard. BIG LESSON LEARNED. You have to say something, out your case forward clearly and unemotionally. Don't just say it's not fair. And be prepared to walk away. They will increase, but they have to know you mean it.

It's pretty typical for companies to give low increases for promotions internally. Incredibly unfair, but many companies do it, despite knowing it would cos them a lot more to get someone from outside.

I would argue for more, put together points of why you think it's worth more. Look at typical salaries elsewhere if you can.

I left a company because they gave me a shitty pay rise for a promotion, after initially promising more. When I resigned they had the nerve to offer to match my new salary, which was significantly higher. If they thought the role was worth that much, why didn't they pay it in the first place.

I would do a bit of research on what you should be paid for the role as well. Sometimes with internal promotions the payrate for the job is ignored and its just one added increment to what you are on regardless of what job you are coming from!

It does depend what sort of accounts you are looking after, I have enterprise accounts (so the bigger ones for my organisation) I work 4 days a week for £52k but I think its generally assumed I do the work of someone full time (or else they would have made me redundant in July when they got rid of any excess). But I do have 30+ years of experience in my industry

Op do you think they’re possibly being cheeky and seeing if you’ll take it and save them money? Did they interview you or have they given you the promotion off the back of an interview? I would certainly push it, there’s loads of great advice on here. You don’t have to be confrontational about it, the negotiations can be undertaken in a constructive manner which will benefit both parties.

Don't despair, OP. This is sadly very normal with internal promotions but you don't have to let it go.

Now is the time to show your mettle.

As a PP has said, a very appropriately, calm and professionally worded email to your boss, followed up by a request for a meeting to discuss.

Suggest what your view was too, eg - when I interviewed / wrote the role, the appropriate figure I had in mind was (eg ) £25k, the salary you've suggested isn't appropriate for the role, can we please discuss.

You can do it!

I've just asked for more and told that it is what is :/ . I'll look for other jobs for sure

In that case get as much knowledge and experience as you can then move into bigger and better things. Their lods

Loss..

It's so frustrating when companies are so short sighted. I got my promotion in January and accepted a new job by July. I actually had another role to go to when I got my promotion but it wasn't what I wanted. I only stayed to have job title on my CV, then got out ASAP. Luckily Covid has been quite good for niche roles. I work for a company that is based in a major city but work from home.

I have a lot of previous experience (in the BPO field) but jobs aren't that easy to find and I'm terrible at doing the transferable skills bit. I will start looking for better ones that I least pay what I'm worth.

Have you signed the new contract yet? Do they need someone to do the job that you will be doing? If they really need this work to be don then you're in a strong position. Tell them you won't be taking up your new duties until you're satisfied that you're getting a fair wage.

There's no new contract. I don't think I can be that adversarial / strong position as I would have anywhere else to go ATM.