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How much should I ask for?

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I currently am a peritoneal and home hemodialysis nurse. I started out making $30 an hour. My husband got me an interview at his job because the pay was better. They offered me 38.50. I agreed and told my current company I got offered a good amount somewhere else and could not let the offer go. I mean I haven't been a nurse for 2 years yet the offer me 38.50 from 30??? I can't pass that up. Surprisingly my company matched it so I could stay. I decided to stay. Now my current company is asking if I am willing to take on a manager position. I would be doing what I do now plus manager duties. The thing is, managers make what I make. 

My problem is that I want to ask for a raise because, yes even though managers make what I make, I make that being a staff nurse. And if I were to take on more duties then I would need more pay. I just don't know what's reasonable. Should I ask for the standard raise from staff nurse to manager, or considering I already make manager money, just ask for a little. I also don't want to sell myself short. 

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    Ask. The worst that can happen is that they say no

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    24 minutes ago, lizet4455RN said:

    Now my current company is asking if I am willing to take on a manager position. I would be doing what I do now plus manager duties. The thing is, managers make what I make. 

    My problem is that I want to ask for a raise because, yes even though managers make what I make, I make that being a staff nurse.

    I was an RN for 3 years when I was offered a position as a nursing supervisor for a HH agency and the staff nurses often made more than me!

    By all means, follow Hoosier's advice, but I also recommend that you seriously consider the managerial position. You'll learn and be exposed to things that will help you appreciate both sides of the fence.

    I did administration for nearly three years, and I learned that I did not want to be an administrator for my entire career!

     

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    "How much should I ask for?"

    Oh- forgot. Ask for... lessee.. $38.50 x (0.5 divided by 2)= $48.12...

    $44.00 would be a fair compromise.

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    "Doing what I do now plus management duties" seems to me to be a red flag.

    A raise (if you get one) won't mean much when you get clobbered with  unpaid overtime.

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    8 minutes ago, Jedrnurse said:

    "Doing what I do now plus management duties" seems to me to be a red flag.

    A raise (if you get one) won't mean much when you get clobbered with  unpaid overtime.

    Ewwwwwwww! "unpaid overtime"!

    Yes!

    The last supervisory position I worked, when hired, said the job was 35 hrs/week.

    Bullhockey!

    It was not unusual for me to work 50 hrs/week.

    Good point, Jedrnurse!

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    2 hours ago, Davey Do said:

    Ewwwwwwww! "unpaid overtime"!

    Yes!

    The last supervisory position I worked, when hired, said the job was 35 hrs/week.

    Bullhockey!

    It was not unusual for me to work 50 hrs/week.

    Good point, Jedrnurse!

    Mine was closer to 70 a week in LTC 

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    5 minutes ago, Hoosier_RN said:

    Mine was closer to 70 a week in LTC 

    Are we playing one upmanship here, Hoosier?

    Well, alright then: In 1979, I once worked 112 hours in a row!

    Albeit, I was allowed to sleep at times, but I never left the facility!

     

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    3 hours ago, Jedrnurse said:

    "Doing what I do now plus management duties" seems to me to be a red flag.

    A raise (if you get one) won't mean much when you get clobbered with  unpaid overtime.

    I did think of that. The managers here usually do that and work from 8 to 430. Hopefully it will be the same. I wonder if I can ask for hourly and not salary. Is that an option?

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    On 12/28/2020 at 3:08 PM, Davey Do said:

    Are we playing one upmanship here, Hoosier?

    Well, alright then: In 1979, I once worked 112 hours in a row!

    Albeit, I was allowed to sleep at times, but I never left the facility!

    Were you going through your "Masochist-Chic" period?

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    3 minutes ago, Jedrnurse said:

    Were you going through your "Masochist-Chic" period?

    The administrator accused me of having a messiah complex.

    Heck, I was 22 years old and still had my girlish figure. 

    What did I know?

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    22 minutes ago, lizet4455RN said:

     I wonder if I can ask for hourly and not salary. Is that an option?

    When I worked HH as a nursing sup, I also did visits and shifts and would be paid for them above my salaried position. But as a nursing sup for a community mental health clinic, there was no way to get extra pay.

    Salaried positions are usually for the benefit of the facility, lizet. You know- more juice from the orange by squeezing it more and not having to pay for another orange.

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    On 12/28/2020 at 3:08 PM, Davey Do said:

    Are we playing one upmanship here, Hoosier?

    Well, alright then: In 1979, I once worked 112 hours in a row!

    Albeit, I was allowed to sleep at times, but I never left the facility!

    No oneupmanship LOL. Just showing OP to be careful what they accept, especially if salaried.

    I'm a clinic manager, the only one in my area (as far as I know) that isn't salaried. I negotiated that as a way to keep the BS after hours stuff to a minimum. 

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