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Such a shame, but expected, that Texas does not have any such law. I work for a big corporation in Texas, and have found myself trying to determine what will m
by manuelabeledo 5y ago
Such a shame, but expected, that Texas does not have any such law.
I work for a big corporation in Texas, and have found myself trying to determine what will my next steps be. Employees have a tool to browse the job openings, and the responsibilities of the positions, but again, salaries are given in ranges, so wide indeed, there is no real answer to the question "would my wages be raised if I switch jobs inside the company", which is ridiculous.
I could also find myself making less money than someone who technically is on a lower leven in the hierarchy, even if we both are doing the same job.
So every year, when my supervisor asks me where do I want my career to go to, I'm stuck between what I want to do, and how much more I want to earn, which is not great.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoI find myself cross-referencing salary information on Glassdoor. I'm thankful people share this info on Glassdoor but it does seem like an imperfect kludge for simply demanding an answer from HR that they just refuse to give.
- wikibob 5y agoGlassdoor is utterly useless for tech industry jobs. The data is many years out of date and drastically under market. Check levels.fyi and teamblind.com instead.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoI wasn't aware of this, thank you.
- nitrogen 5y agoThe Robert Half recruiting agency's salary guide can also be useful when making the case for a raise or CoL adjustment, especially if you're in a market that levels.fyi doesn't have data for.
- wikibob 5y agoAbsolutely not. The Robert Half data is very significantly under market for the skills that the majority of readers here have. https://www.roberthalf.com/salary-guide/specialization/technology https://www.roberthalf.com/salary-guide/specialization/techn...
- nitrogen 5y agoIf you're ready being paid below the RH data, your bosses probably don't think those high numbers from e.g. levels are real, so the RH data can still give you something to take into compensation discussions. Also, if RH only includes base comp...
- dhd415 5y agoFrankly, you should just ask your manager what the comp change, if any, would be if you switched roles. This is a normal question in all but the most dysfunctional companies.
- sokoloff 5y agoAgreed. As a manager, I’m acutely aware that you are working here because we pay you. So am I. We can talk about non-financial benefits and how we’re making customers’ lives better, but at the end of the day, if I stop paying you, you’ll quickly stop working. Why there’s so much taboo/avoidance of talking about money I have no idea, but if you need some information to contemplate a career change in our company, I’ll do my best to get it for you.
- manuelabeledo 5y agoIn many big corps, managers, or more accurately, middle managers, do not completely understand how level compensations work. At the end of the day, they manage people, but they have little control over wages, which are determined by other managers and non human factors. I'm guessing it is done that way so there is little room for favouritism and/or nepotism.