I have been in my current job position for 1.5 years as a health analyst.

Anonymous

April 14,2023 at 1:02PM UTC

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I have been in my current job position for 1.5 years as a health analyst. Back in August 2022 our dept finally was approved to move up to a salaried position. We were hourly previously. Since we moved to salaried my manager makes sure to remind us that we are salaried and we got a good raise. She has mentioned it quite a few times and she just did that in our previous huddle. I am the only one on the team who didn’t get a certification that she’s requiring everyone to have and sometimes I feel when she says salaried and you all get salaries now that I didn’t deserve one or didn’t deserve the raise. I used to work at $16 per hour and was struggling to make ends meet and I feel we all work to get a decent pay to live. Am I thinking too much?

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AnonymousApril 14,2023 at 1:51PM UTC
I’m a bit confused, you received the salary position without getting the certification that everyone else who is salaried has gotten and you feel belittled? You’re very lucky you were able to receive the raise because most managers, myself included, would have given you a time frame to receive the verification and then given you the raise. You should feel grateful to your manager because I’m sure they went to bat to get you that raise and now they have to show upper management that it is worth it.
AnonymousApril 14,2023 at 3:22PM UTC
You need to get clarity. That's means asking these questions in a 1:1 meeting.
AnonymousApril 14,2023 at 3:54PM UTC
Have a conversation with them about how you feel about the comment, then hopefully you will know why they are saying it. Open communication is so very important.
Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistApril 15,2023 at 12:11AM UTC
Wait - I want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly.
You got a nice raise - without the certification that all your peers apparently have - and you have a problem with your manager saying "you're salaried" (which you are).
It seems like YOU'RE the one who feels they didn’t deserve one or didn’t deserve the raise.
You GOT the raise - be happy.
AnonymousApril 16,2023 at 4:45PM UTC
An employee who does good work should not have to hear that she got a good raise. That sounds like the employer had strings attached.
Melissa NobileApril 16,2023 at 12:30PM UTC
Get out of your head.
You got a good raise in August and she keeps reminding you of that? I’d ignore any comment like that - except to note that she is reminding you so that you don’t expect much this year…
If I were you, I’d get the certification the rest of them have. Make some time and get it done. I’m sure you know just as much as those who are certified, but you’re far more valuable with the certificate in hand.