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Wondering what everyone's thoughts are on this (work related)

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Keke94LND · 16/11/2021 10:51

Hey all, I'm wondering what your thoughts are on this and whether IABU to feel a bit meh about it.

I have been in my current role at the same company for 3.8 years now, to be honest I am fairly happy with my salary and I am also really craving a change in jobs anyway so it's not something I'm gonna make a big fuss about but just curious what others think,

This is my second job out of uni (I graduated 6 years ago), I started this job in 2018 on £30k and I am now on £35k. I was going through some old files the other day, and I found a work contract for an ex employee who worked in my job in 2016, she only ended up working here for 3 months, but on the contract I can see that she was earning £39k. I had a look at her LinkedIn and see that she graduated in 2012, so by the time she started working here she had 4 years work experience, which is more than what I had when I started, so I can understand why I started on a lower salary, but now that I have been here quite a while, it makes me think I should be earning more than what I am?

Open to thoughts and opinions!

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Bluntness100 · 16/11/2021 10:55

Generally roles have a salary banding and the work climate has changed over the last couple of years, you can put in for a pay rise, but just becayse someone got paid more doesn’t mean you should, I think five grand increase in three years during a pandemic seems good.

ANameChangeAgain · 16/11/2021 10:55

You need to go to HR and ask for full disclosure on your pay grade and where your current salary sits on it. Once you have this information you will be in a better position to ask for an increase.
Take into account what the financial position of the company is in now compared to when the other employee was there, and see if you can find out whether they were headhunted, which will make their salary more generous.
Be careful about letting on that you have seen their personnel records though. As this is private, privileged information.

MizzFizz · 16/11/2021 10:59

3.8 years is a good amount of time to start looking for your next role. Try to find a job that's a step up, and based on your experience, negotiate for a salary you feel is fair.

Often, people do have to change companies to get a big salary increase, but not always. That's down to their desire to retain you and your negotiation skills. You can do it!

(You can also ask for a raise... But sounds like you're also interested in a new role)

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Keke94LND · 16/11/2021 11:04

@ANameChangeAgain

You need to go to HR and ask for full disclosure on your pay grade and where your current salary sits on it. Once you have this information you will be in a better position to ask for an increase. Take into account what the financial position of the company is in now compared to when the other employee was there, and see if you can find out whether they were headhunted, which will make their salary more generous. Be careful about letting on that you have seen their personnel records though. As this is private, privileged information.
We don't have an HR and it's a really small company, there probably isn't even a pay grade here, other than my boss thinking about it and coming to a conclusion
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Keke94LND · 16/11/2021 11:05

@MizzFizz

3.8 years is a good amount of time to start looking for your next role. Try to find a job that's a step up, and based on your experience, negotiate for a salary you feel is fair.

Often, people do have to change companies to get a big salary increase, but not always. That's down to their desire to retain you and your negotiation skills. You can do it!

(You can also ask for a raise... But sounds like you're also interested in a new role)

Thanks! Yeah I am ready tbf so not gonna make a big deal out of it, just wondered what others thought, tbh I really want to have a complete change of jobs (in terms of role as well as company) so I need to start thinking of a plan and what I could do! 😬
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RedskyThisNight · 16/11/2021 11:26

If you think you're not paid enough (relative to your experience and market rates) then go and ask for a pay rise. It doesn't really matter what an old colleague got paid - she may have been more skilled or experienced than you, plus the jobs landscape was totally different in 2016.

Wackaday · 16/11/2021 11:31

You should ask for a payrise to match what you think you're worth. If you don't have a HR team then it's more flexible for you to get this in greenlit compared to going through banding policies. If they say no, it just gives you that needed nudge to look for a new role and your boss can't hold it against you as you've been transparent that you wanted a pay rise.
In any new job, it's good to negotiate hard before you get in the door as after this payrises are harder to get as they tend to cap it to a certain percentage increase.

Bobsyer · 16/11/2021 12:07

£5k in pay rises in less than 4 years isn’t bad. She probably negotiated a higher start salary or might even be fibbing.

Either way, lots of good advice here.

TuftyMarmoset · 16/11/2021 12:10

Even if you do want to move, I’d still ask about a pay rise because then when other potential jobs ask about your current salary you would have a higher figure to give them!

HidingFromDD · 16/11/2021 12:15

Tbh you’ll nearly always get a bigger pay rise changing jobs than staying put. Although given the current climate you may be able to justify a rise where you are based on market rates. Do your research on job adverts for your role

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