How do I go about asking about my raise for my new position?
Three weeks ago, my manager approached me asking if I would be interested in a newly created team lead position that came with a raise. She mentioned as this was a new position, the CEOs were willing to hear ideas for my raise amount. I accepted and expected to be brought into an official meeting with the CEOs/my manager to discuss the expectations and new wages.
However, my manager went on vacation a week later, and my supposed to be co team lead has been incredibly ill (more often than not not even coming to work), leaving me to run the team and essentially be acting manager while both are indisposed.
It has been two weeks of me running my team and doing my best to implement a variety of new changes as we prep for our busiest time of year. Everyone knows and has accepted that I now have a different position, and everyone has also been turning to me to handle a variety of problems/questions; however, I still have had no official meeting with the CEOs, nor my manager who will be out for two more weeks concerning this new role or my responsibilities.
While I am enjoying my new role and believe I could thrive in it, I was promised a raise and am disgruntled about no one speaking to me about it, but I also feel awkward since I have been performing this role for a couple weeks now. How do I go about talking about my raise gracefully?
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Bonnie Dilber
I was in a somewhat similar position - my manager resigned and asked me to take her job on an interim basis right around the holidays. I asked about compensation and she said she was sure it would be increased but her manager would need to figure that out. Due to holidays, it was a few weeks before we were able to chat and meanwhile, I was leading the team.
But as soon as we were able to meet, they increased my compensation and made it retroactive.
All that to day, assuming you trust your employer, I'd do the work and as soon as your manager comes back, discuss pay. If anything, you can justify even more comp by knocking it out if the park and showing how valuable you are.
Anonymous
Have you officially accepted the position? I would think they would have had to make you an offer that would have stated the new salary. It sounds like you are just doing vacation coverage right now and haven't officially moved into the role. I honestly doubt they're planning on making anything official until after your boss comes back from vacation. I would just suck it up and wait to address it until after your boss is back (and has had time to get caught up on things). If you're still doing the job after they get back and it's been like a week or so then it's fair to approach your boss about it. You can also contact HR and try to feel things out. Generally, they'll want everything in writing so there would have been an official offer. But, like I said, it sounds like you are just doing vacation coverage. They might also be testing you to make sure you can handle the role. Treat it like a really long interview. It doesn't sound like the new position is locked in yet.
Anonymous
OP here. The thing is the CEO, HR, and the rest of our company is already referring to me as my new role and moving forward as if I will be in this role permanently. It just feels weird having the responsibility publicly dumped on me without any behind the scenes things solidified, and makes me nervous they’d expect me to take on the extra work and conveniently “forget” about the raise my manager mentioned.