Pay Review

I just had a meeting with three managers to say why I think I deserve a pay rise. If you ever find yourself in the position where you're thinking to yourself "Should I apply for a pay rise, or should I just jump ship?" then might I suggest just jumping ship. The review was, basically, a waste of time and extremely stressful. However I did get to show them I mean business. At one point I was told my pay was based on my experience. I said "the market rate for someone with 2 years of industry experience is £30k, wouldn't you say?" To which they said no. I then handed them a piece of paper with a number of examples of jobs for people with 2 years experience offering 30k or more.

I think I made my point. I'll be continuing to monitor the job market seeing as Fujitsu aren't keen to pay me what I'm worth.