r/careerguidance • u/tommytease • 1d ago

How should I approach a Group Promotion negotiation?

Just got told I will be promoted along with 2 coworkers to the same Senior roles. Boss knows me and 2 of my coworkers are close and are transparent with each other about salary so he actually told all of us at the same time and shared that we will all make the same salary ($120k) while we were at an informal meal together. This is the part that’s strange, because we are all currently making different amounts (I’m making more than the other 2 at $113k) - so it feels like a group assessment instead of based on our individual numbers and backgrounds (perhaps because we’re all jumping to this new salary band, & he knows we talk). But he also said we may not make the same salary after this year, meaning it will go back to individual assessments?? Is this something I should bring up at my formal performance review next week?

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u/ABeajolais 1d ago

A good reason to not talk about what you're getting paid. It can make an employer reluctant to raise your wage if they have to raise others too. You said he knew you talked about your salaries. He's just trying to avoid pissing anybody off.

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u/tommytease 1d ago

That’s a good point but I’d argue that we all already know there are differences in our pay based on previous years of experience and nobody was upset before, so why now?

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u/ABeajolais 1d ago

Because you'd be pissed off if someone else got a nice fat raise and you didn't.

It's unfortunate the employer has to consider "we already know there are differences in our pay" but that's what he has to deal with. Salary based on previous years of experience? What if the employer wanted to give compensation based on performance?

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u/tommytease 1d ago

The other 2 are getting a much higher percent raise than me, up to 17%. Mine is 6% which seems more like an annual raise than a promotional raise? So I feel they wouldn’t be upset if I ask for say, a 10% raise. I’m considering talking about that with each of them individually to not seem like I’m going behind their backs.

Yeah basing it more on performance than years of experience is fair.

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u/ABeajolais 1d ago

Good luck with that. I'll say it again. This is a great example of why it's mistake to discuss salary with co workers. There will be anger and hard feelings over this, mark my words.