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Is she being screwed by the company?

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So my sister works for a nonprofit org. There was another employee who did proposals for grants and when the grants came in, she would get like 2% of the funding as her commission plus her salary. This is a huge number since the grants are millions of dollars. Also, that lady's salary alone is more than what they're paying my sister.

Anyway, the person quits and my sister was given that person's responsibilities as well as keeping up her own responsibilities.

Problems:
1. She's not getting any commission for the grants.
2. She's now doing the job of 2 people for the same pay.
3. She's already underpaid as it is.

Should she ask for commission or a pay raise? I think she's too nice and should definitely request an increase in pay but she's afraid to do so.
 
YES, did she sign some kind of contract outlining her duties when she started working? if so she can use that as leverage. If she's expendable though I would think twice about refusing to take on more responsiblities.
 
Originally posted by: cheapbidder01
So my sister works for a nonprofit org. There was another employee who did proposals for grants and when the grants came in, she would get like 2% of the funding as her commission plus her salary. This is a huge number since the grants are millions of dollars. Also, that lady's salary alone is more than what they're paying my sister.

Anyway, the person quits and my sister was given that person's responsibilities as well as keeping up her own responsibilities.

Problems:
1. She's not getting any commission for the grants.
2. She's now doing the job of 2 people for the same pay.
3. She's already underpaid as it is.

Should she ask for commission or a pay raise? I think she's too nice and should definitely request an increase in pay but she's afraid to do so.
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Originally posted by: fivespeed5
YES, did she sign some kind of contract outlining her duties when she started working? if so she can use that as leverage. If she's expendable though I would think twice about refusing to take on more responsiblities.
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The thing is, they first hired her into the accounting office. Then a few months later, she ended up being the person who wrote reports to the companies that provided the grants. The reports gave an update of how the grant money was being spent and their progress, etc. They increased her pay a little to make her happy. Then this happens. The orgs who provided the grants gave lots of compliments about her work to her bosses so when the other person quits, they wanted her to do the grant proposals too. Ofcourse, they didn't offer her any incentives for the proposals. Now the grants are coming in and she's doing proposals for more grants, but she's not seeing any benefits beyond her original pay.
 
How is she being screwed? She willingly accepted the responsibilites without asking for more money. Some might say she is being taken advantage of, others might say she lets these things happen to her.
 
Originally posted by: dirtboy
How is she being screwed? She willingly accepted the responsibilites without asking for more money. Some might say she is being taken advantage of, others might say she lets these things happen to her.
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So what should she do? She would like to see more money for her efforts, but they probably won't give it to her. If they hire someone new, guess who's going to be training the new person??? Plus the new person would get the benefits she's not getting.
 
If she isn't getting the commissions but didn't ask to get them, I would ask for it; if they were not delivered I would resign on the spot, no ifs, ands, or buts. There's no excuse for that kind of exploitation (though she is the one who put up with it).
 
Originally posted by: cheapbidder01So what should she do? She would like to see more money for her efforts, but they probably won't give it to her. If they hire someone new, guess who's going to be training the new person??? Plus the new person would get the benefits she's not getting.
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If they won't give her a raise (assuming she will ask), she can hand in her two weeks notice and get another job.
 
My advice is to do the level of work she feels is worth the money she is receiving.

Disclaimer: Not responsible if she gets fired.
 
In a stiuation like this, I'd give them a choice between a raise or my two weeks notice.

But I keep enough cash on hand that I don't need to worry about paying rent while I look for a new job. If she's living paycheck to paycheck she might be less confrontational and just tell them she's not happy about being given more responsibility without the raise and commissions. Maybe she could compromise on a raise plus 1% for now.
 
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