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Change from salary & unlimited PTO to hourly & starter PTO- losing 6 days I had at previous role- how do I negotiate at this late stage?

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Change from salary & unlimited PTO to hourly & starter PTO- losing 6 days I had at previous role- how do I negotiate at this late stage?

Started in this role 6 weeks ago and just found out they are moving me from salary to hourly and unlimited PTO to their starter band of PTO. I was hired in near the top of their range because of my experience.

Only found out about the change after asking about how to submit for my PTO a few weeks ago as I am planning a September vacation and wanted to give as advanced notice as possible. I followed up again today I was told that starting in 6 more weeks I will no longer be salary, nor have unlimited PTO. Also that I would be at the lowest PTO tier.

I am ok with going from salary to hourly. Not great, as I am in a sales role and it'd be nice to have the flexibility instead of punching a clock, and all that come with that as it vastly changes the overall work environment as it feels micromanaged, but I can roll with it.

However, the PTO they are stating will short me 6 days from my previous role! This I am NOT ok with and had I known this would have factored HEAVILY into my negotiations/decision.

Was told this is to align the department. They had to have known this when hiring me and sending out the offer.

The offer letter stated salary and the company policy regarding PTO. I had asked as I found it vague and they said it was unlimited.

I have a meeting with my manager and HR on Monday. Do I have any recourse? Any suggestions on negotiation at this late stage? Love the role and co-workers but this leaves a very bad taste in my mouth.

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  1. Anonymous

    My first step would be to look at the contract I signed. I also wouldn't go into discussions assuming this is a fait accompli - you still have room to negotiate, you just need to know what you're own mind and limits before beginning.

  2. Anonymous

    I finally found the policy for exempt employees and tbh it sucks compared to where I was at. Takes 5 years to move to the next level of PTO. Old role it was 1 additional PTO day per year.

    What I am hoping for is to at least stay at the same number of PTO days as at my previous role plus 2 to make up for the crappy policy.

    My fear is they are going to tell me it's a take it or leave it situation- if so do I have any recourse? How best to negotiate moving forward? I'd like to be very prepared for the meeting.

  3. Anonymous

    I guess I would want to know the history and rationale behind this decision. Was there a job analysis done by Compensation to make this big change? How was this communicated?

  4. Anonymous

    This was communicated by manager and I was told it was an HR decision to align the entire department regardless of role. I am in a sales role, with required travel which makes this more surprising.

  5. Anonymous

    FLSA determines, by test, what roles are exempt, non-exempt, etc. I find it hard to believe that ALL roles would be changed, unless ALL roles are the same job title. Sales positions are also looked at for their uniqueness.

  6. Anonymous

    Apologies- at previous role it was one day added each new year- new role was offered permissive (unlimited) now being changed to a set amount with acrual of additional 5 days after every 5 years.

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