A short podcast episode (teaser for Negotiate Anything Premium) in which host Kwame Christian reads a listener's scenario: after accepting a promotion the listener discovers three of four direct reports earn more than them (the fourth earns only $2,000 less). The listener is a top performer and demotivated; one higher-paid direct report had been on a performance improvement plan and someone else’s raise request was used as a negative example. The host frames the response into practical and emotional components and begins to offer negotiation advice.
All right, everybody, hello and welcome to another exciting episode of Kwami Answers Questions in Negotiate Anything Premium. And so for those of you who are listening on the main feed, this is just a teaser of what it is that you can get once you enter the world of Negotiate Anything Premium. I'm going to read off the question and if you are interested in hearing the response, make sure to click the link in the description to get your free trial of Negotiate Anything Premium. And hopefully you stay for a while. But let's get to the question. So the question is, or the scenario is rather, I accepted a promotion knowing that one of the four direct reports that I'm managing made more money than me. But now I come to find out that it's actually three of the four direct reports who make more money than me and then the other one only makes $2,000 less. I'm a top performer. While one of the people who makes more than me was recently on a performance improvement plan. Recently someone asked for a raise by comparing her salary to another employee and it was not well, and people used her as an example of what not to do. And right now I am not sure what to do because I am completely demotivated and sad. So what should I do? So this is a tough situation. It's tough for a number of reasons. We have the practical side and then we have the emotional side. So practically speaking, if you are in a situation where you believe you could be making more or you should be making more.
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