- Aug 13, 2001
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Okay, hear me out before judging 
Two and a half years ago, the company that I was working for was bought by another, larger company. Everything's fine so far.
About four months after the company purchase, during my annual performance review, my manager shows me the salary range that our new company pays employees for the position that I am in. The numbers are shocking - it is between 30% and 85%(!) higher than what I was currently being paid at the time.
Now, considering the transition that we were all going through, we were told at the time the salary ranges were revealed that, over a period of a few years, our salary would be brought within the ranges that were just shown to us. Fair enough, and yippee.
Fast forward a year later - the same ranges are shown to us during our performance reviews but there has been no movement on the part of whoever is responsible to bring me and my fellow employees within the range. I get a 2% raise due to just a "middle tier" job performance review. Nevertheless, I'm pissed at the lack of salary increase and promise my manager that I'm going to step it up.
Fast forward *again* another year, to about 2 months ago, when I had my last performance review. My job performance has significantly increased and I am placed within the top 20% tier of everybody within the company. But, unfortunately(?!), I am given only a 7.5% salary raise. In other words, well after two years of learning what the company *has said what they should be paying me*, I am still at least 10% below the *low-end* of the range that I am supposed to be paid for my position. If I were conservative and would place myself within the middle of the range - one could argue that I should be in the upper range due to high performance - I'm still being paid about 35% below what I should be paid.
Now, here's what really irks me - I ask my manager at this time, "well, what are new employees that are in my position paid when they join the company?" His answer: "they're paid within the range". I'm not blaming my manager at all, in fact, he's very supportive and understanding. It's somebody probably about 3-4 levels above him that I have a beef with.
So, honestly, I'm considering bringing a lawsuit against my employer. I absolutely love what I do for my work and I do a pretty darn good job of it. I love the people I work with, and I love my commute time. In other words, I *don't* want to quit or lose my job because the work itself is great.
But at the same time, I (and a bunch of others) know that I'm getting the shaft when it comes to getting paid. I'm not the only one in this situation, I believe, so there's something that has to be done here.
So, my question - can I sue my employer for lost wages and force them to bump my salary up to what they (the employer) themselves have said what I should be paid? I mean, I *shouldn't* have to perform well to get into this range. If I perform poorly, then fine, take me below the range. Also, I shouldn't have to quit my job and be rehired to get in range. The company, by principle, should stick to it's guns. I'm just mad about this.
What to do?
Cliffs:
I haven't been paid what the company I work for has said in the last two years what I should be paid.
I wanna sue
Two and a half years ago, the company that I was working for was bought by another, larger company. Everything's fine so far.
About four months after the company purchase, during my annual performance review, my manager shows me the salary range that our new company pays employees for the position that I am in. The numbers are shocking - it is between 30% and 85%(!) higher than what I was currently being paid at the time.
Now, considering the transition that we were all going through, we were told at the time the salary ranges were revealed that, over a period of a few years, our salary would be brought within the ranges that were just shown to us. Fair enough, and yippee.
Fast forward a year later - the same ranges are shown to us during our performance reviews but there has been no movement on the part of whoever is responsible to bring me and my fellow employees within the range. I get a 2% raise due to just a "middle tier" job performance review. Nevertheless, I'm pissed at the lack of salary increase and promise my manager that I'm going to step it up.
Fast forward *again* another year, to about 2 months ago, when I had my last performance review. My job performance has significantly increased and I am placed within the top 20% tier of everybody within the company. But, unfortunately(?!), I am given only a 7.5% salary raise. In other words, well after two years of learning what the company *has said what they should be paying me*, I am still at least 10% below the *low-end* of the range that I am supposed to be paid for my position. If I were conservative and would place myself within the middle of the range - one could argue that I should be in the upper range due to high performance - I'm still being paid about 35% below what I should be paid.
Now, here's what really irks me - I ask my manager at this time, "well, what are new employees that are in my position paid when they join the company?" His answer: "they're paid within the range". I'm not blaming my manager at all, in fact, he's very supportive and understanding. It's somebody probably about 3-4 levels above him that I have a beef with.
So, honestly, I'm considering bringing a lawsuit against my employer. I absolutely love what I do for my work and I do a pretty darn good job of it. I love the people I work with, and I love my commute time. In other words, I *don't* want to quit or lose my job because the work itself is great.
But at the same time, I (and a bunch of others) know that I'm getting the shaft when it comes to getting paid. I'm not the only one in this situation, I believe, so there's something that has to be done here.
So, my question - can I sue my employer for lost wages and force them to bump my salary up to what they (the employer) themselves have said what I should be paid? I mean, I *shouldn't* have to perform well to get into this range. If I perform poorly, then fine, take me below the range. Also, I shouldn't have to quit my job and be rehired to get in range. The company, by principle, should stick to it's guns. I'm just mad about this.
What to do?
Cliffs:
I haven't been paid what the company I work for has said in the last two years what I should be paid.
I wanna sue
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