Advice | Work Advice: When management offers you a bigger role but is mum on pay
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Reader: I’ve been tapped to lead a large multiyear project at my organization. This role doesn’t currently exist — so far, the project has been run by committee — and would involve a level of managerial work and cross-departmental coordination that I believe warrants a significant pay bump. I made this case to my boss, who agreed. She submitted a draft job description and salary in line with our discussion and met with leadership to answer questions about the new role, but she’s out of the decision-making process now. The budget process is a closed system; staff don’t receive salary information until the budget has been approved, and at that point there’s nothing we can do to negotiate for more. I’m uncomfortable walking into a new role before seeing an approved job description and salary , so I’m trying to determine my bottom lines for both. If they’re not reflected in what I’m offered, I’ll decline and stay in my current role. Is that advisable? Because I’m the only sta...