Before I throw my toys out of the pram, I would appreciate an external perspective on this.
I am a certain level at work, and also manage a team of 8 spread across a number of international offices. I have fought tooth and nail over the last year to get decent payrises for my team, including one who is now technically the same band as me (done in that way to get the related salary).
Here’s the issue. My boss promised my annual increase would leave a decent gap between us, reflecting my greater responsibilities. Said gap has been confirmed and is less than 1% higher on at FT basis BUT I work a 0.8 pattern (despite still doing my FT job but that’s another story).
Boss has said challenging the payrise is unlikely to yield anything as there is scrutiny over costs, but suggests I go up to 0.9 or FT. This is the easy way to get an immediate increase but I feel aggrieved at the whole situation and completely undervalued.
The childish part of me wants to challenge the payrise and suggest someone else manages the team going forwards, but I know I can’t do that so feel stuck.
The other small complicated is I am pregnant and haven’t yet told work, so need to enact any changes asap.
Any thoughts on next steps?