[rhjames]

lee----you are not alone.

my wife has been through the same kind of thing.

she set up a new "division" in the department with the company she works for, increased her department's net revenue by 100%, but has yet to see any appreciable salary increase.


I proposed she just give her superiors a presentation of the following:

I single handedly set up this new division, increasing my department's net revenue by $100K. In doing so, I am working an extra 20 hours per week. Also, the number of shipments have increased by "X".

Based on those figures, I make the following requests.

1. using my base hourly pay rate (she actually is paid a salary, but we will use the hourly equivalent for this exercise), I suggest that I be paid time and a half for the extra hours over I put in every week (20 hours).

2. Using the increased amount of net profit, I suggest that I be paid a percentage of that net profit, over and above my base salary.

3. (and least desirable) I suggest I be paid a set fee for every extra shipment I have done that resulted in said net profit increase of $100K.


The results of any of these three would mean a minimum increase of pay of around $20-$30 thousand per year.


Answer from management?

No answer.......to......would you be happy if we paid you the current rate of inflation?


Totally lame in today's economy.


regards---rhjames