I’ve been at this small company over four years. About a year ago we were acquired by a larger company. Long story short, new management took a look at our department’s workloads and processes and promised “market rate” raises and promotions to align with our duties. Ok great.
I received a promotion and title change to manager level in April but the raise was not even close to “market rate.” I even asked for more at the time and the HR boogeyman said no. It’s about $20k short. The same company I work for is posting new openings at my level with pay range transparency and I know what I should be making.
I talked to my direct manager and she said using another offer to get a raise is not a bad play. However, I’ve been interviewing at other companies on and off for over a year and have gotten to second and third interviews but haven’t landed an offer. I’m feeling rather stuck. Any advice?