re: Salary Advice

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I am a Civil PE armed with a 32-hr work week, old fashion/financially sound/employee-loving employer, 6-figure salary (out of my range too ), and a totally free company ride......I'll take my quality of life over yours any day. How ya' like dem apples?

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Good for you.

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look, I know I come off as dick here sometimes, but this guy is full of himself/shite.

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Want to hear something depressing? I am a Civil PE armed with a 32-hr work week, old fashion/financially sound/employee-loving employer, 6-figure salary (out of my range too ), and a totally free company ride......I'll take my quality of life over yours any day. How ya' like dem apples?

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i take back my douche comment.

you're a wonderful human being.

My advice is that with only one year in any industry, you should:

1. Throughout the year, work hard, document your achievements, and recognize your shortcomings. Don't focus on what you want to earn, but what you can do to make yourself more valuable and more effective. Try to be a little perceptive as it is very rare that you have zero faults or opportunities for improvement. In your annual review, be prepared to discuss all of your wins and highlight some value added things you will be working on to develop within your role.

2. Don't start with being unhappy or tell them you aren't paid enough for your job. It needs to be approached like this "These are the things that I have accomplished this year, and will continue to deliver for the Company. What can I do to develop further and meet my personal salary goals of $X over the next couple of years?" You agreed to work for what you are working for, and as bad it sounds, all of those great things you are doing, well, that's called your job. It doesn't matter if you take on more, it's your job. If you are in a Company that values people, your management will recognize this, and you will be rewarded, but pay doesn't just double overnight as many younger folks think it should. It took me 6 years to break $100K as a Chemical Engineer, and I'll put my resume and work ethic up against anybody. Be positive. I've currently got 49 direct reports, and my employees that are most effective come to work to work, are patient, and have a good positive attitude. Don't ever give an ultimatum about pay unless you are willing to leave. If you make a good case, and your manager is paying attention, it will come.

3. Don't wait until the review to let people know about the good work you are doing. If I go 2-4 months without seeing any substance from my employees, I'm wondering just how much they are contributing. When I was coming up through the ranks, I always made sure to communicate the good news, highlight milestones and improvements, and when something bad happened, I acknowledged it and explained how we would eliminate it from happening again.