My male boss, VP level, definitely gets paid over 200,000. I do way more work than him and was just offered $175k for Group Director. Can I negotiate for more for this raise?

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Say all of that minus the ‘better than my boss bit.’

Asked to lead X new biz pitches
Have X people reporting to me directly
Lead the business for X clients

Those are all very compelling and fair reasons to give you more $!

When I got my last raise (on the back of a stellar review) I also used data from the strategist survey to show that I was underpaid.

Good luck and good for you for knowing your worth!

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Maybe. But you still have to make it about the work you do and why you deserve more.

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@vp1 I can’t tell you how many of my coworkers have actually said that out loud.

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Why do they even have that guy then? If you’re doing all the new biz, everyone reports into you, why aren’t you the VP?

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NP – they do them every few years and they are always really helpful

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@gsd1 totally. I mean, even our president of the agency told me I’m put on all new business because I’m better at it than my boss is. So not only do I do more client work, I have that on top. Everyone in the department reports to me, not him, so I have that on my plate as well

I used to work with a guy like that. In accounts — we think. It’s been 10 years and a few of us were drinking and his name came up. Not one person from creative, media, account or strategy could say what this guy did.

@GSD: What strategist survey are you referring to?

Thank you!

I’ve long been concerned that I’m underpaid based on my experience and length of time in the business. But I started in non-profit client-side before I can’t agency side, so that’s no surprise. AndI took a step back on my title to get in with my current agency, which I fear may have been a short-term mistake. Having some data to support my hypotheses will definitely help to better inform me.

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