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I have a job with a small company. My problem is I don't think I'm being paid enough. My husband also works at this same job in the shop and I in the office. I've worked there a year longer than him & get paid the exact same amount as he does. I have many responsibilities that include payroll, accounts payable & receivable, answering the phone, taking orders, dealing with unhappy customers, cleaning, safety supervisor, etc. I am also considered Human Resources but have never had training to do so. This means I am a part of employee reviews and write ups, including my husbands. I work with only one other lady in the office who has been there 10 years longer than me. She is the office manager & makes almost three times more than me. I tried to ask her why I was paid the same as my husband, & her response was "they're on a higher pay scale". It doesn't seem like her pay reflects that. What should I do? Leaving isn't an option. Am I being discriminated against because I'm a woman? The legal principle is "equal pay for equal work". If this is being violated, you're indeed discriminated against. However, looking at the hodgepodge of responsibilities you have, "equal work" will be very hard to prove. A more winning approach would be to systematically list all your responsibilities, your qualifications, and your achievements. Also list the trainings you would need to do your job even better. Finally, participate in a salary survey that shows you what other people with similar responsibilities are paid in your region. Hopefully, this will support your case. Then ask for a meeting (1:1) with your boss, or the owner of the small company you're working for. Do not discuss this with other employees. Explain all the things you are doing for him, and explain why you think you're being underpaid. Make it clear that you're loyal to his company, and not thinking about leaving. Also make it clear you like your job. You want to be paid better, and become an even better performer. Suggest the following: (1) enter the "higher payscale" right now (2) get signed up for the trainings your missing (3) arrange for a performance review 6 months from now to demonstrate that your boss's investment in you has paid out for the company not necessarily...you're comparing yourself to the wrong people...your husband does a different job than you and the other woman has been there for 10 years longer...what you need to do is compare your job to others in the industry...take a look at http://www.salary.com and put in your info and see where you fall on the scale... Often, the people in production do get paid more than office personnel. It is their work that is bringing in money that is paying the bills. If you are unhappy with your rate of pay, ask for a raise. If it is refused, try finding a different job that will start you off in the same pay range with opportunity to move up. Be warned that in this economy, that may not be an easy thing to do. Get into the job market to find out what your skills are worth. If you find another job for more money, you can decide whether or not you want to leave "the devil that you know". I wish you luck. Could be. Can you talk to someone higher up? Okay so she is the office manager what eactly does she do? because it sound like to me you do the office managers job. Yes, it is all gender related. Women can be more stupid. Do you have the education to back up your expertise? If you do not even have an associates degree in business, you will not find another job that pays you more. You must get credentialed and then ask for your raise. If you do not receive at least a 15% increase, you are selling yourself short. Otherwise be grateful in this recession that you even have a job. I think if you look at it from a business stand point they can train another dumb@$$ to do the same exact job you do now, and pay them even less. Your best bet as an uneducated person is to hang in there, wait for your boss to retire and maybe in the meantime get a degree, and they may just hire you into her job. (or if she slips up, you'll be ready and waiting to fill that opening) |
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