Ive been working at a car wash for about 10 months now and I started from the bottom as a team member and have worked my way up to shift lead. I now have my second promotion opportunity to start as a assistant manager of the wash. Its alot more responsibilities of maintaining the equipment and overseeing sales of membership, guest experiences and overall team effort.
I started with a base pay of $16 as a team member then went up to $18 as a shift lead and now im being offered $22 as a assistant manager. The hours would stay the same at 37 a week. My manager has been very supportive and pushing for me to be assistant and says the opportunity to be management is one I should take advantage of given I have no managing experience outside of being a shift lead currently.
But there is a huge gap between what I'm being offered compared to what my site leader is earning and I feel that I deserve a little bit more. I have the chance to speak with the owner directly about negotiating the price. But I feel he may be firm.
The advantage I have is that the Site leader hasnt had an assistant in three months and has been doing both jobs by herself. I bring the experience I have working there to the position compared to an outside hire that needs to start from level 1.
I want to ask for $24 hourly because the list of responsibilities Im asked to do is not worth $22. Do you think I should be grateful for the opportunity and take it or ask for more?