Last week I initiated a meeting with my boss and coincidentally my soon-to-be boss in discussing a potential pay rise for myself.
Now I've been out for university for 2 years and have been working at the practice for 6 months now. I work in health-care and see a variety of clients daily. Basically they pulled out the hard stats (as expected) and couldn't justify a pay-rise based on the fact I wasn't seeing enough clients. Even though I have little control over the number of clients I see on a day-to-day basis (cancellations, no new appointments etc), my recent workload was definitely increasing and bringing the business substantial revenue. And the forecast was that I will be seeing more and more, and my clientele is rapidly increasing. Seems to make sense from the business side of things.
But basically as I inquired, I need to a CONSIDERABLE more patients per day over a period of 5 months - to receive a measly 2 dollar an hr pay rise.
What also pissed me off, was how they flipped the focus onto me. They bought up some trivial flaws and mistakes I've made over my course of employment. - e.g. eating other staff members food without asking, telling me 'you're not the same person we hired at the start'.
Essentially it was David vs Goliath (sans the happy ending). I went into this discussion without a chance.
I have ZERO regrets about asking for the pay-rise. Even though I might have strained the relationship, we will re-convene in a week, where I will let them know of my expectations and suggestions I have to help the practice 'move forward'.
Shit, life would be easier if I was a yes-man.
How would you fellas re-frame a situation like this? Anyone else been in the same boat?
Now I've been out for university for 2 years and have been working at the practice for 6 months now. I work in health-care and see a variety of clients daily. Basically they pulled out the hard stats (as expected) and couldn't justify a pay-rise based on the fact I wasn't seeing enough clients. Even though I have little control over the number of clients I see on a day-to-day basis (cancellations, no new appointments etc), my recent workload was definitely increasing and bringing the business substantial revenue. And the forecast was that I will be seeing more and more, and my clientele is rapidly increasing. Seems to make sense from the business side of things.
But basically as I inquired, I need to a CONSIDERABLE more patients per day over a period of 5 months - to receive a measly 2 dollar an hr pay rise.
What also pissed me off, was how they flipped the focus onto me. They bought up some trivial flaws and mistakes I've made over my course of employment. - e.g. eating other staff members food without asking, telling me 'you're not the same person we hired at the start'.
Essentially it was David vs Goliath (sans the happy ending). I went into this discussion without a chance.
I have ZERO regrets about asking for the pay-rise. Even though I might have strained the relationship, we will re-convene in a week, where I will let them know of my expectations and suggestions I have to help the practice 'move forward'.
Shit, life would be easier if I was a yes-man.
How would you fellas re-frame a situation like this? Anyone else been in the same boat?
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