I work for a small brand that is owned by a much larger corporation. I have one of those “split” roles where I have the responsibilities of two jobs, that span across two departments. I am a Quality Assurance Analyst / Product Owner, and while I've been spending 95% of my time as a PO over the last two years, I am paid as a QA Analyst.
Despite several major personal accomplishments and company-wide accolades in the last year, I was recently denied a raise and title change. Following a major product release that I lead, I held a meeting with both of my managers and proposed a title change that was more inline with the work I was doing, and asked for salary bump that was commensurate with the responsibilities I had been doing on a daily basis for the last two years, as well as several new ones that would add value to the product portfolio.
I was essentially told that:
- the role I proposed is needed within the organization.
- I am not ready for said role.
- In addition to my current role, I should perform all of the duties I outlined as a part of this new role, to convince the organization that I could do it.
- I should also ask other members of the team if they need my help so I can gain more “experience.”
They ended the meeting by saying that the company isn't doing well, and likely won't be for some time, we can revisit compensation in six months.
I've been with this company for six years. I love my team and we make cool products. Unfortunately, the workload/pay is not sustainable and the culture of taking on extra work outside of your role is just plain unfair. I will be tendering my resignation very soon.