Advice needed - negotiations with boss

rainglow

I was disappointed in my bonus and payrise at Christmas, but when you're receiving these discretionary awards, you're really not in a position to negotiate them upwards. You can rant until you're blue in the face (which I did), but they're already decided when they're announced to you.

So as of yesterday, I've found myself in a more powerful position negotiation-wise. Out of a team of four people (me doing one role alone, the other three forming a team to perform another function), two have handed in their notice, citing poor pay as a large driver in their decisions. The fourth person has only been in the team 2 months, so all of a sudden I'm very essential.

So here's the thing. Obviously I want to negotiate a payrise, because I'm 100% certain I'm going to be asked (more like ordered!) to take on more work and help out. But I also plan on leaving in September to go to Canada, and am aiming to get an internal transfer to the Toronto office.

Should I use my new found indispensable status as leverage for a payrise or a transfer? Or is there some wicked way to do both? And should I ask for the rise now, or wait until the two people are gone?

Any help appreciated....apologies if long winded

Dundhoone

Surely if you are now a vital part of the team, they are not going to smile and send you off to toronto?

Go an get yourself a payrise.

In six months time, you can pitch for the transfer - seen as your team mate will now have a decent bit of background and training to take up where you be be leaving off.

Maybe wait to see what they see happening with the team - are they going to make you team leader, or bring in someone else? Clarification on your position will give you a better idea of what your bargining power is.