I don’t want to speak ill about younger colleagues, but the sense of injustice is overwhelming. Three new guys at my club make a bigger paycheck than me, I’ve been with the company for 7 years and the sad thing is that I’ve taught the new guys everything. Thinking about speaking to my manager about this. Is that a good idea?
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Won’t do any good to speak to management, been with the company 25 years, new people coming in to my position making 10,000 more than me,went to the top HR , says nothing he can do !
Forgot to add.. the reason is they DON'T want to be where they are now with 20+ year associates. In their view you should be team lead or higher by that time in your career..not being paid 20+ an hour to do what they can get a new hire to do for 12 an hour
Yes the ONLY way to move up in pay is to move up to a higher paying position. SAMS wants it like this. It gives mid range *say 5-7 years of service the options of 1. Using their experience to do the same job as new hires only better since they have experience for cheaper. 2 Getting a promotion or 3 finding another job so they can hire another new hire. Long term retention isn't a goal unless you want to move up in the company. Basically, anyone happy with their current position doesn't need more money is the mentality.
Face it! The more money you make, the less value you have.
Go ask for a raise and they will find a way to get rid of you!That's the SAMS way!!!
I was told that the pay compensation adjustment in workday is for other companies that use the same program and not ours. Would management lie??????
Yes that is correct. I saw it in training video a while back... A manager can adjust your pay but of course probably won’t which is a shame if you deserve it....
Technically a store manager could raise pay to match . There is an option specifically for that in Workday however no one has actually gone through with it yet....
Idk what all you peeps b--chin bout... I just started in da cafe last week making $15.45 hahaha looks like I came at a good times!
As everyone has said thats in every sams club. Sams does not take care of their long term associates. Nothing managers can do...
At my club the club manager told an associate that he could quit and come back in three months and he'd make the same as the new hire. Thats Sams club taking care of their associates.
It's the same at all Sam's Clubs. You're manager can't do anything about it.
Not all companies let this happen.. my friend who works at Costco said that when they raised their starting rate to $ 15 last month, corporate also chose to give the ones already there $1.50 raise as well.
That is what a GOOD company does. Sam's wants to copy so many things Costco does, but, not for the associates benefit.
Yes. Michigan the same as anywhere. People working many years for todays starting wage. But it happened to be in the 80's at a different company. Finally got up to 6.00 an hour, then everyone by that point was coming in at 6. It's a shame but there is no way to change it. There use to be merit raises that would help in that situation. Unfortunate it is what it is. If you can get out, run like the wind.
We just lost 2 associates for this reason. Our managers tried fixing it to keep them but they said there is nothing they could do. That is the dumbest thing I've heard.
Talking to managers, market managers or HR will not do anything. They will just say they can quit and take the chances of being rehired but they lose their years of service. Well, reality now is years of service isnt nearly as beneficial as it was 10-15 years ago. There is about a $3 per hour difference in some jobs that new hires get over those that have worked over 5+ years. They just are the unfortunate one who was hired before that pay grade level changed. Too bad. They will never adjust wages due to increases in minimum pay grade starting rates. Another way to prevent longterm associates from getting paid more. They are better off leaving. Why there is so much turnover at many companies today. Long term associates are obviously not used to job hopping like these newer generations are. The way of the future due to businesses, like Sam's, treatment of longterm loyal employees. Many need to get out and see what it means to really be appreciated for the work they do. Life is on the other side of your fears.
Every large company in the world is like this. It pays to switch.