For the past few months, I have been working shorthanded and understaffed covering an entire metropolitan region/district all by myself since my direct supervisor decided to leave and pursue further education. This is all great as I am basically automatically promoted to his position, however, my current director (soon to be promoted, might I add) has been grilling me. All I heard during this promotion process is what he expected and what needs to be done because of the piss poor condition my service area has done, blame predecessor, but it took over a month for an offer letter to be formulated. Add insult to injury, the offer came to me as a shock as it compensated less than my predecessor. A big low ball offer for my services.
I had to renegotiate and altogether this process took another 3 weeks. Sure, I renegotiated to the same pay rate and was also promised to be retroactively compensated for the month I had already been acting in the promoted role and working understaffed. In the end, nothing was retroactively reflected in my paycheck and I have to train a new assistant. Training is not bad as it will reflect my ability to teach and lead but I expect it to be at my pace.
Honestly, I cannot stand a micro-managing power-zealous supervisor that asks one too many questions. I have faults due to the lack of tutelage from my predecessor on how things work but clearly taking it out on me is the wrong approach. I should have walked and looked on greener pastures out on the market but I decided to settle with an renegotiated offer, take the title and move forward for now.
As a friend of mine has mentioned, the year 2008 is going to be two-thousand and great! Look forward, work hard and things will get better.
For my fellow readers, I have a few questions:
- If you are promoted, how long should an offer letter take to formulate (if you are already working in that role)?
- If the person your negotiating salary verbally promises you for retroactive compensation, is it legit or does it have to be in writing?
- If your working a two person’s job for several months and all you hear is more expectations, would you walk; considering they will need to fill new people to the area if you also resigned?
Any comments appreciated… or not appreciated. :lol:
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