I’m a contractor for a tech company who needed staff for 12 months. My contract got extended for an additional year, despite me completing the goal 3 months ahead of time. This makes sense because they were short staffed.
Last month, near my one year mark, I asked for a raise from my contracting company as they are the ones who issue my paycheck. They asked me to provide reasons on why I believe I deserve the raise. They don’t normally give out raises since they hire contractors who work for short increments of time. My reasons are as follows (shortened version):
1) Due to my expertise in the field, I was able to complete the goal 3 months ahead of time, and have since took on additional responsibilities not listed in the contract description.
2) I have worked on 4 projects for various teams around the company in places where they were lacking, and increased profit by X percent by helping those teams meet project deadlines.
3) In my spare time, I did an audit on previous work that dated back to 7 years. I marked back inconsistencies within each project for over 75 projects.
All three are BEYOND my responsibilities. My contracting company approved a 10% raise because it was within the companies budget, and they only needed signatures from my boss and my bosses boss. I heard back from the tech company and my boss has declined to sign the raise as he does not consider me a leader and I have not gone above and beyond as a leader of the team. No elaboration beyond that whatsoever. Keep in mind I am not managing anybody, I am nobody’s “leader.”
I was genuinely taken aback. My boss has never brought up a single complaint against me, or has ever suggested a change in my work. He has only ever complimented me and applauded me for the work I’ve done.
Ever since his character has been sour to me. He does not ask how are you, does not smile, or engage in a single conversation outside of work. He also speaks in a monotone robotic voice now. This is a complete turnaround from his behavior before.
‼️This isn’t a post to complain or bitch about my situation. I do not agree whatsoever with the rejection, but it is what it is. I want a logical reason on what compelled him to make the decision he made. I established connections with everyone, was a team player, and never missed a deadline.
My husband believes it’s because I “exposed” how far behind the team really was (with the work I’ve accomplished, and the projects/audits I did on the side) and my bosses boss was copied. Let me know your thoughts.