I’ve recently moved teams in my current organization.

8 Comments

1. Crystal HowellOctober 17,2022 at 1:48PM UTC

   I would document my accomplishments, go to salry.com and show my hr or mgr. what the range is for my title and duties, I would now seek a recruiter in the field as a safety net or contact the competition for possible mgt. positions with your skill set.

2. AnonymousOctober 17,2022 at 2:36PM UTC

   I'm in agreement with Crystal. To remain at the company longer than 5 years your career needs to not only show growth but so does your compensation.

   In addition to summarizing your accomplishments, you need to provide industry comps to explain what the reality is for your counterparts at competitive companies and what those titles are.

   It's important to have a plan and the data points to back up that plan.

3. AnonymousOctober 19,2022 at 12:10PM UTC

   I’ve been with this company almost 2 years. I had 5 years experience before joining the company.

4. AnonymousOctober 19,2022 at 12:23PM UTC

   Great. Make a plan to remain a max or 2 more years and then start shopping around. I know it's scary and not as comfortable but it's always great to grow a career.

5. Megan LeasherOctober 17,2022 at 3:26PM UTC

   I support the prior comments. Document, compare to outside salary surveys, and make your case. You've got this!

6. AnonymousOctober 17,2022 at 3:53PM UTC

   I would do a lot of research into competitive salaries, benefits, companies, etc. Then, I would always negotiate because there is a chance you can get additional salary elsewhere.

7. Jackie GhedineOctober 18,2022 at 11:50AM UTC

   Hi Anonymous. This is one of the biggest problems for women who stay within organizations for any length of time. They receive title increases, and responsibility increases without a salary increase - or way below the industry average.

   In fact, the statistics show staying in your company for long periods of time can diminish your lifetime salary by half.

   In my work with women, I've seen this over and over again.

   My gut is you are most likely underpaid for the new position unless you were significantly overpaid in the position you were in before (highly unlikely).

   It's time to put your detective hat on and collect as much evidence as you can to make your case.

   Head over to Salary.com and Glassdoor and investigate compensation packages, salaries, benefits, and bonuses. I would also contact industry 'friends' and ask them for salary ranges within their organization.

   Here's another fact, the older women get the bigger the wage gap actually becomes between men and women. If organizations aren't going to value your expertise, you absolutely need to.

   Once you have all the evidence, create a negotiation container. Go into the conversation with three levels of ask, high, mid and the lowest you'll accept and negotiate hard for your compensation to match your experience.

   Our company, Modern Gen X Woman is on a mission to make Generation X the wealthiest female generation. WHY? Because this is happening way to often to women. It's time for us to not accept the unacceptable. A man wouldn't.

   Good luck, go get 'em and keep us posted.

8. AnonymousOctober 19,2022 at 12:09PM UTC

   Thank you for all the advice. After doing research for my role. I’m currently at the median pay (if I lived on the West coast), and my salary is almost $20k more than what they pay in my region.