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mrsboots87 · Jul 10, 2016

It's too late to do anything about it now, and you will likely paint a target on your back if you do. Other employees could also be reprimanded for sharing their salary info with you.

What other people make is not your bussiness and rarely will an employer just give a raise or bonus because you happen to find out what others got.

It it sounds like others were better at negotiating their salary and you weren't. You being rushed and taking anything you could get without any negotiation is not anyone fault but your own.

Also consider that you don't know anyone's complete experience. They could have worked their as an aid or other employee before and were given higher initially salaries based on loyalty to the facility. Other could have had Parametic or LPN experience that the facility considered.

Consider this, where I work the income for new grads is pretty glass door. They post it on their website so you pretty much know what you are getting and their is not much wiggle room for bargaining. As a new grad RN, I make the base pay for this facility. However, a new grad LPN I work with makes a couple quarters more an hour than me and has been a nurse for about 4 months longer than me. Should I be upset by this? No. Because it's not my bussiness. I happen to be friends with this nurse and know she was employed there as a CNA for a few years before becoming an LPN and the facility gave her a much higher new grad LPN pay based in loyalty in staying on at the facility. Even if that wasn't the case, I don't really care anyway because it literally does not effect me, nor would it change what I would be offered had I asked for more.

Now ow if a CNA made more than me, I'd probably be a little peeved about it, but I doubt that's what happening where you work.

Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN · Jul 10, 2016

It's fine to ask for an increase in pay. The fact that they're offering sign-on bonuses is an indication that they might also be interested in retaining the staff they have.

I wouldn't specifically mention other employee's wages, though ....just sell yourself and what you have to offer. IMO, it's not reasonable to expect a "retro" sign-on bonus. Let that ship sail.

NurseGirl525, ASN, RN · Jul 11, 2016

Your post was difficult to read and understand. How did you come across what other people made? Were you not originally happy with the salary you were given? We're these other employees that received the sign on bonus hired the same time you were?

You can ask but don't expect anything. You agreed to that salary when you accepted the job. Getting mad later is pretty much Monday morning quarterbacking. Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda.

westieluv · Jul 11, 2016

I agree with the other responses. You accepted what they offered, so if you go to them now requesting higher pay, they are not going to be happy and they are going to label you as a dissatisfied employee and have a different opinion of you, whether it seems fair or not.

I would never, EVER, bring into the discussion what others make, that will only come across like you are trying to bully them into raising your pay and possibly get some other people in trouble, and then you may have added issues with your co-workers. Ditto mentioning the sign-on bonus. I can pretty much guarantee that they won't offer you one retroactively, they will simply state that they weren't offering them when you signed on and drop it at that. They've got you, why should they shell out an extra $5,000 now?

I can imagine that you are feeling very frustrated, and rightfully so, but I think you are going to have to accept that you agreed to work for them for the wages you make now and either stick it out and hope for future raises, or move on and try to find another job that pays better.