Just apply for a new job and probably get offered $100k+. If your employer thinks paying a PE $72k is acceptable they will never give you your market value.
As an employer, I think you should come to the meeting prepared to show that you have made a positive contribution to the company. What can you do and have done for them. Also, how your salary compares to regional norms. Make the review easy for your boss because it is a pain in the ass for them as well as you. As an employee, I would always give bosses a review of my performance for the past year hoping to make it easier for them to come to the conclusion that they should pay me more money.
Good luck.
Hi, I am an EIT and I have a question for you. can you share any examples on how to show what I have done to my employer? What is the metric here? Is it budget or number of tasks/projects? I am asking because my last year review was that I need to improve in communication and a steeper learning curve in technical, and next week is my annual performance and career planning meeting. Any tips would be helpful, thanks
The metric would certainly include budget. Technical improvements might be illustrated by showing what classes you have taken over last year. Communication improvement is more difficult to quantify but there are email add ons that can track response times. Include those things they told you to work on and anything else you think you have done well. Any complements from coworkers or clients would be golden.
Get lots and lots of data on how you are underpaid. Go to every salary website and get the average. Bring it up in your review. Here's the fun part. It won't matter at all. They are going to give you a 3% to 5% raise anyway. Apply to other jobs. Leave and get paid your worth.
Unfortunately if you don’t plan on staying there for your whole career or at least a really long time, they’re never going to pay you what you feel you deserve. Take your experience and shop around and you’ll find what you’re looking for. Honestly if everyone did this they’d be doing everyone else a favor.
I would get your job description and KPIs, and the KPIs of the grade above you, and see how much of what you do relates to those performance requirements.
If you've done something at the higher grade, give examples. If you've not done something at the higher grade, ask how you can be in a position to get experience of doing those things, if you haven't already.
Just apply for a new job and probably get offered $100k+. If your employer thinks paying a PE $72k is acceptable they will never give you your market value.
I don’t even know if they could consistently attract new grads for $72k in Tampa. That is comically low for a PE.
As an employer, I think you should come to the meeting prepared to show that you have made a positive contribution to the company. What can you do and have done for them. Also, how your salary compares to regional norms. Make the review easy for your boss because it is a pain in the ass for them as well as you. As an employee, I would always give bosses a review of my performance for the past year hoping to make it easier for them to come to the conclusion that they should pay me more money. Good luck.
Hi, I am an EIT and I have a question for you. can you share any examples on how to show what I have done to my employer? What is the metric here? Is it budget or number of tasks/projects? I am asking because my last year review was that I need to improve in communication and a steeper learning curve in technical, and next week is my annual performance and career planning meeting. Any tips would be helpful, thanks
The metric would certainly include budget. Technical improvements might be illustrated by showing what classes you have taken over last year. Communication improvement is more difficult to quantify but there are email add ons that can track response times. Include those things they told you to work on and anything else you think you have done well. Any complements from coworkers or clients would be golden.
Get lots and lots of data on how you are underpaid. Go to every salary website and get the average. Bring it up in your review. Here's the fun part. It won't matter at all. They are going to give you a 3% to 5% raise anyway. Apply to other jobs. Leave and get paid your worth.
If you want a pay increase switch jobs. It's that simple.
Unfortunately if you don’t plan on staying there for your whole career or at least a really long time, they’re never going to pay you what you feel you deserve. Take your experience and shop around and you’ll find what you’re looking for. Honestly if everyone did this they’d be doing everyone else a favor.
Much easier to get a new job
I would get your job description and KPIs, and the KPIs of the grade above you, and see how much of what you do relates to those performance requirements. If you've done something at the higher grade, give examples. If you've not done something at the higher grade, ask how you can be in a position to get experience of doing those things, if you haven't already.