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mtdr1106
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HR help
so i just got duped at work. i accepted a position that i wasnt happy with and now possibly want to back out of it or revisit it to increase the salary. i feel so sick right now.
this was supposed to be a promotion that i accepted a month ago - though they have been figuring out title and salary since it is a new role they created. they currently just found me a replacement (though this new person hasnt started). i met w/ HR this morning and have been sick since. the new role only gave me a $5k increase. i told the HR person multiple times that i was unhappy with the salary and she kept saying that was all she could do at this time - in 6 months we will review and she can see what she can do. i signed the damn acceptance letter - in hindsight because i think i was just in shock/dostraiught/confused - i have never been promoted before and honestly i was so insulted by this offer that i just wanted out of the room!
now that i have calmed down a bit and really sat and looked at the work to salary ratio - i am better staying in my current role.
is it too late to back out? or renegotiate?
how much water does that acceptance letter hold?
HELP!
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Posted 7/1/08 11:44 AM  |
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ave1024
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Re: HR help
You signed the acceptance letter so there really isn't much you can do. Bailing out now will look pretty bad.
Didn't the acceptance letter have the new salary on there? I wouldn't have signed anything unless I knew what my new salary would be.
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| Posted 7/1/08 12:51 PM |
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mtdr1106
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Re: HR help
Posted by ave1024
You signed the acceptance letter so there really isn't much you can do. Bailing out now will look pretty bad.
Didn't the acceptance letter have the new salary on there? I wouldn't have signed anything unless I knew what my new salary would be.
it did - and i kept saying i dont like this salary - im unhappy with it - can we do something else to compensate? and she kept saying no. it wasnt until after i signed that i really thought about the option of not taking it. and now i dont think i want too. i think because i previously "committed" that i felt obligated.
i feel they shouldve come to me with this info a month ago when they offered me the job.
does any of this make sense? i feel like they duped me by stringing me along for a month?
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| Posted 7/1/08 2:14 PM |
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ave1024
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Re: HR help
Posted by mtdr1106
Posted by ave1024
You signed the acceptance letter so there really isn't much you can do. Bailing out now will look pretty bad.
Didn't the acceptance letter have the new salary on there? I wouldn't have signed anything unless I knew what my new salary would be.
it did - and i kept saying i dont like this salary - im unhappy with it - can we do something else to compensate? and she kept saying no. it wasnt until after i signed that i really thought about the option of not taking it. and now i dont think i want too. i think because i previously "committed" that i felt obligated.
i feel they shouldve come to me with this info a month ago when they offered me the job.
does any of this make sense? i feel like they duped me by stringing me along for a month?
If they kept saying no, I wouldn't have signed the acceptance letter. They obviously felt that it was easier for them to fill your old job easier than filling this job you took over with a new person.
So if you would have held out and not signed it, they may have came back a few weeks later after reconsidering and offered more.
I don't think coming to you a month prior would have made a difference. They made you an offer and you accepted it by signing the deal.
With that said, I would just stick it out. You aren't going to be able to get your old position back without seriously impacting your integrity with the company. Maybe you will grow to like the job.
If you still aren't happy then I would just look for a new job.
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| Posted 7/1/08 2:18 PM |
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mtdr1106
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tricia
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Re: HR help
Posted by ave1024
Posted by mtdr1106
Posted by ave1024
You signed the acceptance letter so there really isn't much you can do. Bailing out now will look pretty bad.
Didn't the acceptance letter have the new salary on there? I wouldn't have signed anything unless I knew what my new salary would be.
it did - and i kept saying i dont like this salary - im unhappy with it - can we do something else to compensate? and she kept saying no. it wasnt until after i signed that i really thought about the option of not taking it. and now i dont think i want too. i think because i previously "committed" that i felt obligated.
i feel they shouldve come to me with this info a month ago when they offered me the job.
does any of this make sense? i feel like they duped me by stringing me along for a month?
If they kept saying no, I wouldn't have signed the acceptance letter. They obviously felt that it was easier for them to fill your old job easier than filling this job you took over with a new person.
So if you would have held out and not signed it, they may have came back a few weeks later after reconsidering and offered more.
I don't think coming to you a month prior would have made a difference. They made you an offer and you accepted it by signing the deal.
With that said, I would just stick it out. You aren't going to be able to get your old position back without seriously impacting your integrity with the company. Maybe you will grow to like the job.
If you still aren't happy then I would just look for a new job.
thanks for the advice - but id risk my integrity for my sanity.
the new job was supposed to be a "bump" not a lateral move (for the most part) way too big a job for a lateral move. i just wanted to know how much weight the acceptance letter held. as long as it is reversable ill risk it.
thanks for your advice! its greatly appreciated.
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| Posted 7/1/08 2:28 PM |
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ave1024
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Re: HR help
Posted by mtdr1106
thanks for the advice - but id risk my integrity for my sanity.
the new job was supposed to be a "bump" not a lateral move (for the most part) way too big a job for a lateral move. i just wanted to know how much weight the acceptance letter held. as long as it is reversable ill risk it.
thanks for your advice! its greatly appreciated.
The acceptance letters hold an extreme amount of weight. And if they already hired somebody to fill your old position, they were very serious about you taking this new job.
Going back on your offer now would really piss them off IMO.
Also remember you are most likely an "at-will" employee, meaning they can pretty much fire you for whatever reason.
I wouldn't rock the boat if you value your job (or at least the company).
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| Posted 7/1/08 3:08 PM |
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suvenR
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Re: HR help
I'm not convinced that the acceptance letter holds much water at all. I've had new hires sign letters and not show up for work. There isn't anything that can be done about that when it's an employment at will relationship. I wouldn't focus so much on the letter.
I would, however, focus on the fact that the job you want (your old job) has been filled. That's the biggest obstacle for you right now.
I don't see that you have much recourse. The best suggestion I have is for you to do your own salary research and come back to them with a case that you are not being compensated fairly. Spin it in a positive light and say "I want to do the best job possible for you. In order to be able to do that, I need to be compensated at the 50th percentile..."
Good Luck!
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