| Topic Name: |
Bait and Switch |
| Message Name: |
You got other options? |
| Date Posted: |
03/09/2005 |
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I was interviewed recently for a position at the Home Depot for a Department Supervisor. During the interview, they informed me that I was responsible for management of the products, sales and employees in the Lighting Department.
Home Depot does not offer prospective managers advance detailed information regarding their responsibilities. They are informed in the interview about all pertinent aspects of the job.
Well, based on what I was informed, I gave them my salary range. I was offered and accepted a position that did not have much room for negotiation. They informed me my salary was at the 75th percentile which usually indicates they do not want to budge much past that point.
After my initial orientation, I was informed by one of the interviewing managers that I was also responsible for two additional departments not mentioned in the interview and was also responsible for training new associates in safety and selling techniques.
Four weeks into the job I was given a statment which listed my actual responsibilities including attesting to their statement that I had a lot of product knowledge.
What options do I have to get my salary increased based on this apparent bait and switch? I already had a confidential conversation with the store manager. He acknowledged that there are unsavory practices that he vows to change, but not much more.
I feel like I need to have a frank discussion at my first review period (6 months) and if there is no movement, I should look for a new job and leave this company.
It is too bad because Depot offers some great benefits and I really enjoy the people who work there. |
| Message: |
As the phrase goes, You're only as free as the number of options you've got. Do you really need this job? Have you express your concern tactfully yet? I accepted a job where I felt they "misrepresented" the job and found another after six months of grinning and bearing it.
Good luck.
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