I work as a product manager for a large company. I’m one of 5 PdMs in the same department under the head PdM. My title is the lowest (all others are senior PdMs), and due to this I have the lowest pay as well. However, I cover the largest number of projects. The senior PdMs all only have 3-4 projects they support, while I have 7-8. I’m also the only one who is a contractor and not permanent.
Now the interesting thing is my workload is not heavy at all, and I never have to do OT. None of the others on the team have to do any OT either. However I still feel like I’m not properly compensated. I don’t really care much about the title, but I think the pay should be reflective of responsibilities. The company itself doesn’t have any culture whatsoever tbh (it doesn’t fuck over employees, but it doesn’t do anything nice for us either like gifts, bonuses or trips), but my team as well as my manager, who is super laid back, are all awesome people to work with. Since this job is fully remote and has zero pressure, I really want to hold onto it for as long as possible especially during the incoming recession. As a contractor I also don’t want to jeopardize my chances at next year’s extension, so should I bring this up with my manager?