Message #61496

[gee4]

My 2p....

Bear in mind that over the years, those PA's who have been there longer, have received pay rises.  I know for a fact that the CEO's PA here earns more than me.  Now I have no idea how much but for what she does and the personal touches she adds, I know it.  I am happy with what I earn given the responsibility I have.  I don't need or want any more responsbility but a pay rise would be nice if I am still here after a year (Aug/Sept 07).

They probably evaluated your qualifications against others and realised you had potential to earn more and go up the ladder given your experience and qualifications.  How many more years' experience to they actually have?  Don't forget, climates change, bosses leave and policies sometimes remain the same.  For some of the staff where I work, we are on slightly different contracts.  Whereas I have only 20 days leave, someone else may have 25 days leave as the company policy was changed and anyone joining after a certain date therefore had 20 days leave instead of 25.  It's not anyone's fault just how things change and move on.

The others are correct in their comments - would you earn any more anywhere else?  You took this job as it paid more so you must have been happy to leave your last employer.