Timeline for Why do I never get a mention at work?
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| Nov 4, 2016 at 19:26 | comment | added | stannius | While it is true that if you don't ask, you don't get (at least at many companies) frankly I think it is also likely that OP would never have gotten the same level of pay no matter how much effort he devoted to campaigning for pay raises. | |
| Nov 3, 2016 at 17:14 | comment | added | unknownprotocol | @JohnBell I could have written this post 2 years ago. If you don't advocate for yourself in a company, in most cases, no one will. Managers and C-level execs as nice as they can be, are in it for the money. Period. They have to, by law, in for-profit business. If you don't let it be known to then that you are not happy with your compensation, they will asume you are, even if it's unfair or way below market. Even it you were promised "more in time" when you were hired, they will conveniently forget. Squeaky wheel gets the grease, as they say. Don't ever be afraid to ask for a raise. | |
| Nov 3, 2016 at 15:21 | comment | added | ANeves | But isn't this also true for the company? They didn't actively pursue the happiness and comfort of their worker, and they lost him... much like, according to your answer, the worker lost opportunities for recognition and reward by not highlighting himself. It goes both ways. I believe it is in the company's interest to care, and their counter-offer supports my belief. But they did not, and in the end they couldn't keep the resource they valued, not even by making a superior counter-offer. A lose-lose situation: unfortunately both the worker and the company lost. | |
| Nov 3, 2016 at 14:53 | comment | added | John Bell | Yes, I actually disagree with this answer. Companies are in the business of making money. To me, rewarding loyal and hard working employees with regular appraisals and bonus schemes is a good way to keep them, and avoid wasting money finding replacements. | |
| Nov 3, 2016 at 14:28 | comment | added | Erik | This is, of course, a bad way to save money as it causes employees to leave and then they have a spend a ton of money on finding new people, but it is indeed a common practice. | |
| Nov 3, 2016 at 12:01 | comment | added | gazzz0x2z | @JohnBell So your former company likes talkers. Which means, in the new one, make sure everyone is aware of your skill(once you have enough stuff done to prove it, of course). Be sure to read everything in gnat's links, in comment of your OP - they are full of enlightening elements. | |
| Nov 3, 2016 at 11:32 | comment | added | John Bell | This only answers half the question though. Compared to others I received very little acknowledgment at all. It was almost as if I didn't exist. | |
| Nov 3, 2016 at 11:28 | history | answered | TrueDub | CC BY-SA 3.0 |