Comments on: A Raise in Limbo http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2007/01/04/a-raise-in-limbo/ By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:35:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: merylrunion http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2007/01/04/a-raise-in-limbo/#comment-1055 merylrunion Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:34:01 +0000 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2007/01/04/a-raise-in-limbo/#comment-1055 Jacquie, If you're ready to leave over this, let them know. It'll give leverage. Some people only respond to the squeakiest wheel. Say, * I like my job but cannot continue without receiving the review that has been promised me literally for years. I need a commitment for when that will happen and I need that commitment to be honored. Please set a date and a time for me now. If that doesn't work, tell them, * If I do not receive my review by (date) I will be providing notice. I seriously hope it doesn't come to that. My guess is the review will happen and it won't come to that, but if you say it, you must be prepared to act. Jacquie, If you’re ready to leave over this, let them know. It’ll give leverage. Some people only respond to the squeakiest wheel. Say,

* I like my job but cannot continue without receiving the review that has been promised me literally for years. I need a commitment for when that will happen and I need that commitment to be honored. Please set a date and a time for me now.

If that doesn’t work, tell them,
* If I do not receive my review by (date) I will be providing notice. I seriously hope it doesn’t come to that.

My guess is the review will happen and it won’t come to that, but if you say it, you must be prepared to act.

]]> By: Jacquie http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2007/01/04/a-raise-in-limbo/#comment-1037 Jacquie Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:20:19 +0000 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2007/01/04/a-raise-in-limbo/#comment-1037 Sounds good Meryl, but let me share my delimma: My boss asked me to remind her when my next annual review time came up because she is very bad about reviews. (Even though she does have an HR person.) (Did so, via email, so it would be a written reminder.) No response. Then not long after that, I jokingly reminder her...she laugh and said, "yeah I really need to do that." And then went onto explain that they were in the midst of a salary review because there was a complaint from an employee who left our company that our company underpaid staff... Then, several months later, after losing my cool with a co-worker for overstepping her boundaries (which I never do--I apoligized to the coworker) and when talking with my boss (the Owner and President) about it, she was very understanding...and took it as an HR situation for her HR person to get involved in to handle. I took that time to have a serious discussion about my lack of review or raise with her. (one of her responses when she apologized, etc. was to tell me how 'people don't leave jobs for money issues, they leave jobs due to being unappreciated, or unhappy, etc.) A month or two after that I decided to go to the HR person to share my thoughts with her, and ask her if she can remind my boss as she helped me when she was long overdue in my review last time (my review was approximately two years overdue that time). She was quite understanding and that afternoon advised my boss (her aunt) about it. My boss discussed it with me that very day, saying, I know I'm behind (etc etc) and THAT was about 2 months ago...I won't forget you, etc etc. I work outside of the office and come into the office once a week to meet with my boss and can't help but wonder if this will be the day. My review is three or four years overdue! I've DONE everything you've suggested above... i like my job, but WOULD like a raise... but frankly feel like a FOOL to continue working at a place where seem to be so taken for granted. My family and close friends suggest that I give my notice... I've done ALL that was asked of me, a) providing job descriptions not once but twice, b) reminded her in writing, jokingly, seriously, through HR and my request always get acknolwedged, but it never seems to happen. Any suggestions? Sounds good Meryl, but let me share my delimma:

My boss asked me to remind her when my next annual review time came up because she is very bad about reviews. (Even though she does have an HR person.) (Did so, via email, so it would be a written reminder.) No response.

Then not long after that, I jokingly reminder her…she laugh and said, “yeah I really need to do that.” And then went onto explain that they were in the midst of a salary review because there was a complaint from an employee who left our company that our company underpaid staff…

Then, several months later, after losing my cool with a co-worker for overstepping her boundaries (which I never do–I apoligized to the coworker) and when talking with my boss (the Owner and President) about it, she was very understanding…and took it as an HR situation for her HR person to get involved in to handle. I took that time to have a serious discussion about my lack of review or raise with her. (one of her responses when she apologized, etc. was to tell me how ‘people don’t leave jobs for money issues, they leave jobs due to being unappreciated, or unhappy, etc.)

A month or two after that I decided to go to the HR person to share my thoughts with her, and ask her if she can remind my boss as she helped me when she was long overdue in my review last time (my review was approximately two years overdue that time). She was quite understanding and that afternoon advised my boss (her aunt) about it.

My boss discussed it with me that very day, saying, I know I’m behind (etc etc) and THAT was about 2 months ago…I won’t forget you, etc etc.

I work outside of the office and come into the office once a week to meet with my boss and can’t help but wonder if this will be the day.

My review is three or four years overdue!

I’ve DONE everything you’ve suggested above… i like my job, but WOULD like a raise… but frankly feel like a FOOL to continue working at a place where seem to be so taken for granted. My family and close friends suggest that I give my notice…

I’ve done ALL that was asked of me, a) providing job descriptions not once but twice, b) reminded her in writing, jokingly, seriously, through HR and my request always get acknolwedged, but it never seems to happen.

Any suggestions?

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