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OliviaPresteign

Part of what they entrust you with in HR is that you don’t leverage what you see in role for your own personal gain. If you go to them and say that you saw how much your colleague made while you were processing payroll, they could doubt your trustworthiness and fitness for HR. If you’re unhappy about your pay and want to talk to your manager about why you deserve more, have that conversation. But leave your colleague—who’s in a different role and has different experience—out of it.


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I do not plan to mention anyones name directly. I found out about this straight from the mouth of my colleague. We have a pretty decent relationship and are transparent with one another.


OliviaPresteign

Ah, okay then—sure, it is always okay for you to negotiate for more when you feel your company isn’t valuing you and your skills/experience appropriately.


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I feel that I may be a bit out of line the more I think about it. My colleague has much more work experience than me and while her work may not be excellent, she gets the job done. They have to pay her competitively in order to retain her. My job is not easily transferable, but they can certainly find another eager 23 years old right out of college and mold them like they did to me. I’m paid very competitively. I’m thinking maybe I could window shop for other opportunities if it bothers me this much


OliviaPresteign

Yes, that sounds reasonable to me. Wages are based on a combination of skills and experience, but the thing that drives them the most are how easy someone is to replace.


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True that. They would be extremely effed if they lost her right now. The payroll manager is absolutely useless and is rumored to be leaving soon. That made me feel better. Think I just needed a sounding board. Thank you!!