New Promotion, need advice

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Last week, I got a promotion to a higher position with new
responsibilities and new supervisor. My supervisor ask me about a new
position opening, and I took the position, but I totally forgot to ask
how much is my raise. A week has past and no one has mention it to me.
Next week I start training. What should I do? I feel kinda weird, one
thing is I do want to know now. And, the other is should I wait till I
go to the new position? What is the normal steps in this process. I
kinda feel like I am not going to get a raise, but that would be silly
if that happens. However, some guy I know didn't get a raise, but the
job he took was really the same to his old position, so I can
understand.
 
Interesting. You don't usually see these questions on these particular
newsgroups, but hey...

It's always best to get that info before making a commitment to your
employer. I would ask your supervisor for specifics on the position - maybe
ask for a quick meeting to discuss the details? It sounds like you don't
want to come right out and ask "how much will I be getting paid?", but you
could 'cradle' it in by first asking questions about your specific job
functions and the increased level of responsibility.

Thanks,
Michael C#
 
In all honestly, I would've asked before I even entertained the idea of
accepting the position - got the job description, duties and
responsibilities. Hind site being 20/20, now you've got no recourse except
to accept what the employer decides, which may be "nothing", since you
didn't inquire about it before accepting. Now you have "no" bargaining
power, and to find out "if" you are even going to get an increase, you'll
need to be savvy, like ask for all the details on the new position, its
responsibilities, who reports to you, who you report to, how the position
fits into the company structure, how many hours are you required to work (as
many supervisory positions now carry the extra unmentioned 20 hours of
supervisor work on top of the 40 hours development/coding work), what is its
rate of pay, etc.

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talk to your HR department. That's what they are there for, and they have
no "skin in the game." They won't be offended by the question and they will
be honest with you. There's no reason not to.

Tell them to be discrete and they won't tell your supervisor.

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Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
representative of my employer.
I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
programmer helping programmers.
 
pachanga said:
Last week, I got a promotion to a higher position with new
responsibilities and new supervisor. My supervisor ask me about a new
position opening, and I took the position, but I totally forgot to ask
how much is my raise. A week has past and no one has mention it to me.
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It sounds like you don't have enough information to act.

I would be grateful for the promotion.

See if there's opportunities for less grunt work, and more training, project
management, etc.

Then, after you've locked in and figured the situation, think about money.
 
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