In my previous blog post When “And other duties as assigned” has gone to far, I talked about how I absorbed multiple people’s job duties and when I asked to reclassify my position I was denied. After being denied I began actively and aggressively looking for new positions. For me it wasn’t solely based on compensation. The reclassification process was laborious and frustrating and in the end to be awarded no change was very discouraging. In a way HR was saying, “we acknowledge that you are now doing the work of multiple people’s job roles but we don’t think your work is valued any higher.” Talk about a tough pill to swallow.
When I was looking for a new position it wasn’t for a target compensation but more for a position and company that I thought would be a good fit for my skill set. I was satisfied with my current compensation as long as I was only doing one person’s assigned duties. Employees want to feel appreciated and proper compensation is part of that package.
