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SkyBlueFlux

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I'm going to take advantage of the relative anonymity of asking questions on here and once again dip into Bluemoon's collective farcical wisdom.

I finished university and I started working for a company pretty much straight away about 5 months ago.

Been really happy there up to now, not had a single issue and I can see it being a place I spend a long time working for. I put in about an hour or two a day more than I'm contracted to do (already 42.5 hours). I do work at weekends sometimes too, in the hope of standing out a bit. So far it's gone really well and now I'm answering directly into the CEO, which is a lot of pressure but I relish it.

When I first started I agreed to take a lower salary than I would have wanted to, just get my foot in the door. Both sides understood that and they got no complaints from me. In about Nov I was told I'd earned a rise based on what I'd already done that will take effect in Jan. Then just this week I went to talk to my old line manager who put the forms in for the rise a while back, and I've been told that the CEO who promised me the rise in the first place is refusing to sign it off this month because the company as a whole (we're talking multi-£m with over 1,000 employees) isn't doing as well as expected. I work with financials and I can tell you it's in huge growth.

Now it's a bit shit because, like I say, I like working there. This is my first proper full-time job and I have little other experience. I don't want to kick up a fuss and rock the boat, I'm just happy to be in a good job. I just see it as pretty bad form that they've asked me to take up this position of greater responsibility under the proviso I would get a bit more money. They've happily handed over the extra work, but I'm still on the same salary.

Do I have a leg to stand on if I go in and complain? Or should I just take the hit? I'm worried about setting a precedent of being a bit of a pushover.
 
Been in a similar position before - get yourself another job and increase your salary that way why would you want to work for a lying cheeting company that don't deliver? You are worth more than that and there are companies out there that appreciate that
 
SkyBlueFlux said:
I'm going to take advantage of the relative anonymity of asking questions on here and once again dip into Bluemoon's collective farcical wisdom.

I finished university and I started working for a company pretty much straight away about 5 months ago.

Been really happy there up to now, not had a single issue and I can see it being a place I spend a long time working for. I put in about an hour or two a day more than I'm contracted to do (already 42.5 hours). I do work at weekends sometimes too, in the hope of standing out a bit. So far it's gone really well and now I'm answering directly into the CEO, which is a lot of pressure but I relish it.

When I first started I agreed to take a lower salary than I would have wanted to, just get my foot in the door. Both sides understood that and they got no complaints from me. In about Nov I was told I'd earned a rise based on what I'd already done that will take effect in Jan. Then just this week I went to talk to my old line manager who put the forms in for the rise a while back, and I've been told that the CEO who promised me the rise in the first place is refusing to sign it off this month because the company as a whole (we're talking multi-£m with over 1,000 employees) isn't doing as well as expected. I work with financials and I can tell you it's in huge growth.

Now it's a bit shit because, like I say, I like working there. This is my first proper full-time job and I have little other experience. I don't want to kick up a fuss and rock the boat, I'm just happy to be in a good job. I just see it as pretty bad form that they've asked me to take up this position of greater responsibility under the proviso I would get a bit more money. They've happily handed over the extra work, but I'm still on the same salary.

Do I have a leg to stand on if I go in and complain? Or should I just take the hit? I'm worried about setting a precedent of being a bit of a pushover.

Mention you are unhappy, give them time to consider, if nothing changes either accept it or look for another job
 
jimharri said:
Did you get the promise of the pay rise in writing?

Unfortunately not Jim, he said it in my end of probation hearing.

Probably some naivety going on there. Admittedly.

DiscoSteve said:
dick slexia said:
Welcome to the real world
^^^THIS

I'm fully aware the real world is full of people trying to screw you over. I just want to know my rights. No more, no less.
 
Agree but politely let them know you are dissapointed, stipulate a review in another month or two - perhaps the start of the new financial year. Continue to work hard and don't let this affect your outward attitude or performance. That way you will justify at least the promised raise, or at least have an impressive cv for your next employer.
My guess is that unless you have done something you haven't put in the op your boss is just trying to keep wages within a budget (which will be one of his performance indicators) and you are the unlucky one - nothing personal.
 
BlueBearBoots said:
Been in a similar position before - get yourself another job and increase your salary that way why would you want to work for a lying cheeting company that don't deliver? You are worth more than that and there are companies out there that appreciate that

Yeah probably this. It may have always been a ploy from the manager who offered you the raise, just to get himself some credit or pay rise at your expense. Don't be taken for granted, if they don't reward you when you have gone out of your way to impress, when are they going to?
 

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