Job related - Help me out peeps
Jan 11, 2017 11:21:26 GMT -5
Post by pismoduo on Jan 11, 2017 11:21:26 GMT -5
I know I don't hang around here much lately, but you ladies have always given good job related advice before, so I'm going to use this as a way to ease myself back in here.
Back in October, I was approached by a former co-worker about a job opportunity. That didn't pan out in the end, but it encouraged me to start looking at other jobs in my field that might be open now and what I could do. It really opened my eyes to the fact that I am severely underpaid at my current job, and honestly I'm over qualified for my current position. Since then, I've actually had 2 other people and a random recruiter reach out to me as well. So, last week I spoke with my manager and let him know that I've been approached by people about potential job opportunities, but that I really would like to stay on with my current company. I enjoy the work I do, I like the people, the small amount of travel I do, and the fact that I work full-time from home, which lets me spend more time with K and avoid child care costs. However, I've also been at basically the same level of the company for 8 years now (title has changed because of a merger, but in general it's the same level) and in those 8 years my pay hasn't gone up much - technically 20%, but since the merger my benefits have also gotten a lot more expensive and I'm no longer eligible for the 10% bonus I used to get, plus I get less vacation time.
Long story short, he suggested that I put together a "wish list" of what I would want in order to stay and he would take it to the big boss (who used to be my boss but they put my current boss in place between us when old boss got promoted to VP). My question is - is there a certain way I should write something like that up? Would it look stupid if it was just a Word document with bullet point items in it? And how do I say that I'm basically concerned about my upward mobility at this company because I'm a remote employee who I doubt would be chosen for a management position?
Back in October, I was approached by a former co-worker about a job opportunity. That didn't pan out in the end, but it encouraged me to start looking at other jobs in my field that might be open now and what I could do. It really opened my eyes to the fact that I am severely underpaid at my current job, and honestly I'm over qualified for my current position. Since then, I've actually had 2 other people and a random recruiter reach out to me as well. So, last week I spoke with my manager and let him know that I've been approached by people about potential job opportunities, but that I really would like to stay on with my current company. I enjoy the work I do, I like the people, the small amount of travel I do, and the fact that I work full-time from home, which lets me spend more time with K and avoid child care costs. However, I've also been at basically the same level of the company for 8 years now (title has changed because of a merger, but in general it's the same level) and in those 8 years my pay hasn't gone up much - technically 20%, but since the merger my benefits have also gotten a lot more expensive and I'm no longer eligible for the 10% bonus I used to get, plus I get less vacation time.
Long story short, he suggested that I put together a "wish list" of what I would want in order to stay and he would take it to the big boss (who used to be my boss but they put my current boss in place between us when old boss got promoted to VP). My question is - is there a certain way I should write something like that up? Would it look stupid if it was just a Word document with bullet point items in it? And how do I say that I'm basically concerned about my upward mobility at this company because I'm a remote employee who I doubt would be chosen for a management position?
