terry from ontario, canada [the EH land] -

I once had this boss who promised me a certain amount of money per month and then when i started working, i ended up making less money than i was told I would. The excuse was thta i had to START at that amount of money and then within a couple months i would REACH the amount he originally said I would make. So I sucked it up for a year and saw NO improvement, even though I was working harder than any other co-worker of mine. I was basically juggling several jobs and being paid for one. I just eventually woke up and said... "Ok no more! I'm gone!"

What would you have done if you were in my situation?

Comment #1 Janet from Computer World -

This happened to a friend of mine. When she started working for this one company, she was promised a raise after 90 days. The 90 days came and they said that they were not able to give her a raise at that time. She didn't have it in writing so she was out of luck. She left in six months, she sensed that the company was in financial trouble. Good thing, because about two months after she left they did go under.

Comment #2 terry from ontario, canada [the EH land] -

That's good your friend got out before the business ran down to the ground. The business i worked at before, is still going fine to this day. I often wonder if the boss does that to every worker? I never got close enough to my co-workers to ask.

Comment #3 Will28 from YesVille, USA -

Yes, you should get salary information in writing. I would have left the company.

Comment #4 Sweetness from Earth, the Universe -

Wheneveryou go to an interview and promises are made and salaries are discussed you should always ask for a letter of confirmation.

If you do not get a letter of confirmation then you should write a letter of confirmation. This is going in the back door to get the front seat.

You send a letter to the person that interviewed you and lay out what had been discussed as to benefits, vacations, salaries and anything else of importance that you can think of.

Start your letter by saying something like the following:

Thank you for the interview on (Date) and the offer for the position I applied for. I would just like to confirm with you that our discussions about the following are as I remember them.

1. Salary - $40, 000 a year to be increased in 3 months based on merit.

2. Vacation - Three weeks for the first year up until the 5th year at which time the vacation would be incrased to four weeks.

4. Benefits, etc.

Then sign it and mail or take it to your soon to be boss and if he doesn't deny what you have written then you have it in writing.

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