At what point do you stop being a team player? I just got promoted to Senior Paralegal, which apparently means I now supervise two juniors while still carrying my full caseload. When I asked about a salary adjustment, they told me we’d revisit it during the annual review in six months. It’s sure looking like I just accepted a lot more stress for a fancier piece of cardstock on my desk.

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I feel like this is becoming wayyy more common than it should be. If you just got promoted, I would document everything you do (espc how much time you spend working with the juniors) and revisit the convo in a few months.

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If they can promote you now, they can pay you now. Otherwise I’d tell them you can discuss the new responsibilities in a few months during your compensation review.

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They promoted you, updated your title, and doubled your workload without a salary increase? Why would you ever agree to this situation?

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You can take that title somewhere else

That's just pure garbage. They essentially signed you up to do more work and have more responsibility without the attendant pay increase. Optics and your job satisfaction obviously do not matter to them. Similarly, I have been assigned to train almost all paralegals, update their training, work for up to 7 attorneys and absorb special projects being handled by attorneys at our satellite office even though they have their own paralegals there, and I do not feel duly compensated for all this. Maybe it won't be so bad, but definitely make sure this is accounted for at your review. Oh, by the way, my office does not even do reviews for us. Any raise or bonus will just show up on the paycheck. Can you tell I've had a rough week?:)

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Delegate to your juniors.

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