So I’ve been seeing posts from this sub over time and just wanted ask a question as I’m in a weird position. I’ve worked for this company (a part distributor warehouse) for 4 years now. I’m currently an Associate 2, and often times told I’m the best worker in the building. To an extent that I was told to apply for the now open Lead position(skipping the senior position). The problem now is one of the Supervisors, when I asked of pay, said they didn’t know but I could probably expect 2 dollars if I was excepted.
We’ve just got a new manager that says the Team Lead is the first management position and won’t be treated like a regular employee. Which I get. I’ll be held responsible for every problem. But if my supervisors right it doesn’t feel like I’m going to be compensated properly.
I told him that I wouldn’t get upset at a 2 dollar increase but would decline the position and he seemed to get offended that I wanted more money. He then asked what I made( I divulged) and he said the previous manager messed up and I shouldn’t even be making that much. I currently, as an Associate 2 make $18.63. As a temp I made 14.50~. When hired on was given 15.30~. 2 years later they bring in new temps that make 16. They then competitively increase mine to like 16.50~. And I was then promoted to a 2 which gave me 18.32. The yearly ‘raise’ was .31.
I’m not sure what I’m asking but does this sound fair? Only getting 2 dollars for skipping over a position? They called me the best for the entire time I’ve been present but now that it’s time to properly pay me it’s ‘well you haven’t been here that long’. Sorry for the long post. Thanks for reading folks.