A few months ago the company I work for took on a new hire to work alongside me. I sat in on his interview and we discussed his salary expectations which were more than what I was being paid. Now I have no idea what his final offer was but I assume it was what he wanted or in the ballpark.
I shrugged it off initially as I thought he may be able to offer something new to the role. But now we're a few months down the line and he's not really grasping the role. he's need a lot more support and direction than my direct report and it's a worry.
Our boss has pulled me aside and asked me to take him under my wing as she has also noticed he is struggling. Which I didn't mind doing in the beginning but we are several months down the line and his work is still sloppy, needs pointing in the right direction more he should. And now I'm at the point where I don't want to spend my time helping him out on stuff he should already know - especially if he is being paid more than me.
I already told my boss that I really shouldn't be helping him as much as I should as we're on the same level. My boss agreed but she is going on maternity leave soon and that was one of the main reasons for his hire. She wants to give him a chance to succeed before giving up on him. I totally understand but my big pain point is why is he being paid more than me??
I'm now at a situation where I want to ask for equal or more pay than him. However as its really none of my business what salary he is on - I just happen to know this from the interview, how do I address it.
Normally I don't care what others are paid but I just find this demotivating to find that someone who hasn't shown that they're good at their job is being paid more than me, and we do the same job.
Has anyone had a similar scenario and how did you address it? I just don't want to sound like a brat in front of my boss.