Money, money, money - you_are_a_god_to_me

Money, money, money

I've been asking for a payrise from the Powers That Be here at Clerkenwell Towers for a while now. To fill you in on the background, I took a big paycut a while back so I could job-share with my mate Rooster. But this arrangement only lasted about 6 months, after which he disappeared up North to concentrate on cutting an album with his band. Therefore, I was working full-time on a part-time salary. What's more, I was being paid for doing reception work when I was also doing PA stuff, and facilities stuff, and all sorts of other things.
It all came to a head when a temp agency (the one that got me this job in the first place) gave me a booklet that showed average salaries for administrative workers in London. It turned out that I was being paid the same as a receptionist in a small suburban doctor's surgery.
Clerkenwell Towers isn't a small suburban doctor's surgery. It's a big, US-owned media company.
It became clear to me that maybe I wasn't being paid enough.
Now, many months after I first asked for a bit more money, the financial controller came over to me with a smile on his face.
"You're going to love me," he said. "I've got you your pay rise".
And he named a figure that was five thousand pounds more per year than I currently earn. I squealed in delight.
"There's more," he said, smile widening. "They're backdating your payrise."
"From when?"
"From February 1st."

Oh.
My.
God!

I'm so happy, I could puke. This month's pay packet is going to be a sight for sore eyes, let me tell you.
Join me in a celebratory dance.

20.9.06 13:27

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erudite baboon / Website (20.9.06 14:19)
I am vomiting in envy.

Yags (20.9.06 14:21)
There's going to be a hella lot of vomitus in this blog at this rate.

doctortripswitch / Website (20.9.06 14:21)
That's right, everyone's going to join you in a celebratory dance; they're not going to secretly hate you or anything at all. At all.

undercovercookie / Website (20.9.06 15:20)
well, I for one do not secretly hate you. The fact that you've been on a crap wage all this time, heck you deserve a great big fat cheque. Woohoo that they back date the payrise!

pog / Website (20.9.06 15:58)
Well done that Yags!
And who is this agency? Couldya email it to me, huh, huh? Mine are crapola.

lemonsquash / Website (20.9.06 16:08)
I do not secretly hate you either.
I openly hate you.
This situation can, of course, be remedied with an expensive gift. I understand you're flush now ?

Yags (20.9.06 16:32)
The agency is Pathfinders Media Recruitment, Pog. They're part of the Angela Mortimer agency. Here's the link:

http://www.pathfindersrecruitment.com/index.asp

And Lemon, it's book tokens or nowt. I hear that being miserly is the new black.

KE / Website (20.9.06 17:00)
If a company behaves like this it can only mean one of two things: either that the corporate ethos is one of generosity and fairness towards employees, or that they looked into it and realised that you might have cause for legal action against them. Either way, you're quids in. Well done! Spam says 'hyper', which seems about right.

Cathy / Website (21.10.06 15:00)
Good for you - although, being a tad cynical, I suspect they have only given you what they feel they can get away with - rather than what you are (very obviouly) worth.

But enjoy the dosh - have to stop now as cd is just coming up to "Dabncing Queen".....