conversation: User (Rickayy_OG): "Hey guys! A couple weeks ago I posted about a situation at work where I was promoted to an admin and clinical position, and found out that I was being paid at least a dollar less than entry level employees. I was making $14/hr while others were making anywhere between $14.50 - $15/hr. I asked for advice, and the post BLEW up, to the point where I had to delete do to me being careless with personal info. I received a lot of advice to search for another job, negotiate higher than I was asking, and some PM's asking for my name and location and position in the company, which led to me deleting the post.\n\nAnyway, I met with the woman in charge of wages for my company, and the talk was very friendly and transparent. She said the person hiring people before me was ignoring protocol and absolutely should not have hired people at that rate. She said our range was significantly lower for hiring and that was a mistake on the previous person's end, since she showed me proof of emails that went on between everyone. \n\nI listened and acknowledged, and said "I understand, but where does that leave me?". Originally they offered me a .25 cent raise which would bring me to $14.25, which I quickly countered and explained, calmly, why that wasnt a fair compensation. "I feel with my qualifications and my value of being the only fully certified employee at my location, I think a .25 cent raise would not be very fair to reflect my role." \n\nAfter 20 minutes, she realized I had never received my mandatory 90 day evaluation for a wage increase, never received raises for certain goals met, and other factors. I received a $1.50 raise to $15.50/hr, and I will be up for review again in April when my annual review comes up, where she said "with everything you have done, the minimum you will see your wage go up is another $1.50. I would expect to be up to at least $18/hr when your eval is due, most likely more." I requested that in writing so I'd have it and she happily obliged!\n\nTL:DR - Was being paid less than entry level employees, negotiated professionally thanks to advice from the sub, received a raise with another one coming in two months.\n\nEDIT - forgot to mention, full back pay for the time worked :) Also edited our irrelevant company info \n\nEdit 2- Im going to acknowledge this because I've been seeing a lot of people saying its a low wage and I should leave. Ill admit, its not an ideal wage, however, the overall career benefit towards a HIGHER wage and career is well worth it. They pay for graduate school in full, which benefits me as it is a top university they are affiliated with for my career path. They offer a lot of benefits most companies similar to mine do not offer or offer at a high cost to the employee. Im well aware I could be making more, but something people on here forget sometimes is, life satisfaction. Im happy where I am, and yes the wage isn't perfect, but I love what I do and I wake up every day excited to work, not dread it. I do look at it as a paycheck, but I am not unhappy. \n\nEdit 3- didn't realize this would generate hate. Well I'll break down even more: whether HR is screwing me with this new wage is honestly whatever you guys think. In my opinion, they took care of me as best they could. This is a position that doesn't require a degree, and hopefully when I receive mine this May, it will go up more in pay. The takeaway from the post was supposed to be that I was able to get a higher wage by being professional and collected. Those of you saying to leave a job I'm happy at for money it baffles me. Yes, I was unhappy with my pay when I found out, Now that's fixed and I'm 100% happy again. It's a shame I have to explain that to Reddit, but seriously, being happy and making okay money is perfectly fine for me. Because this path and company will allow me to do both if I invest the time now. It's not about making a lot of money right away, it's about learning and perfecting your skills TO MAKE more money. I just get lucky enough to have both. "
  Self: "Getting it in writing is not important"
  funny872 (funny872): "What do you mean? wouldn't having it in writing be a good thing?"
  Self: "According to contract law this sort of agreement is enforceable whether in writing or not. It's important to make this distinction because people can often be dissuaded from taking any legal action by their employer if they didn't get agreements like this in writing."
  WiryFaun (WiryFaun): "...but writing=proof. "
  