William Sanders / EFG wrote: > Ya, you can get hard numbers for other company stuff all day long, > but in my mind - > I view it a bit differently. > > 1. you're a one man show, basically, no other IT folk on the payroll. > 2. how much money did you save them over the last calender year via > automation of process(es) ? Take that amount, multiply by 0.2 - that in > itself should be your yearly BONUS amount for prior year. > 3. how much money are you going to save them for the next year? Take that > amount, multiply by 0.3 - make that your yearly performance bonus. > 4. I think your 'position' should be at the same level as one of the > corporate folk, with the same level of headaches, responsibility, and pay. > If they don't see it that way, then you can make all kinds of spreadsheets > showing how things changed to the positive once you were able to make the > changes. > 5. Salary aside, what about increase of benefits? > 6. Salary aside, what about additional payment in percentage of the > company, along with scheduled revenue payments/payout ? > 7. What did they do in prior year sales (2006) vs NOW (2007) ? If it's a > marked increase (say 30 percent increase over a years time), then you > should be able to point to where YOUR automation process(es) helped to > increase sales, and then claim that you should get a percentage of that. > > Ya, I know - this is a strange POV, but in the same breath - it puts you > CLOSER to the management types, and with time, YOU become a management > type as well (if in fact, you're ready for that additional burden, > headache, and $$$). Besides, aren't you ready to become the CIO there, > anyway ? > > Just food for thought. > > Regards [Bill] >
Or you could take the "executive" approach (only works if yours is a sufficiently big company). Irrespective of your salary increase you ask for help, you say you need a person UNDER YOUR COMMAND to help with the daily chores. You don't need any special skills just now, just someone who is computer literate and can get hold of routine work. Once you get that there'll be two advantages you gain. You have people under you so you MUST earn more than they do. And you have spare time to absorb new responsibilities. Your goal is to increase the people under your command, take hold of more work inside the company, build up a section inside the company that is your responsibility. Then salary raises are easy, all you have to do is point how many things in the company are your responsibility. Caveat : you'll get less time to program and do things you 'really' enjoy :-) _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
