Requesting a Job Title Chabge

I started my current my current job as a IT Support Technician and was told by the IT Director that I would be getting a pay raise from him when I received my Bachelors degree. Over the past 3 months ive graduated and assumed all Admin tasks and now my current job title is one of a Sys Admin.

The IT Director has left and we now report to the VP of Finance. I'd like to request a title but was wondering how I should go about doing this and if anyone has ever done this.

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erpadmin

qwertyiop wrote: »

I started my current my current job as a IT Support Technician and was told by the IT Director that I would be getting a pay raise from him when I received my Bachelors degree. Over the past 3 months ive graduated and assumed all Admin tasks and now my current job title is one of a Sys Admin.

The IT Director has left and we now report to the VP of Finance. I'd like to request a title but was wondering how I should go about doing this and if anyone has ever done this.

Every place has a different protocol. If there's an "open door" policy, ask your VP for an appointment. When he asks what it would regard, state something along the lines of "Would like to go over my current duties as was given by the IT Director prior to his departure for the last three months." I wouldn't start out with asking for a title change, but you're looking to just talk to him. If he would prefer he be contacted via e-mail, and depending on how formal it is, ask in the e-mail for a ad-hoc review of your position and then once you get your face-to-face time, go over what you do, and THEN ask for a title change, raise, etc. Just remember to use tact when you deal with him.

Is everyone in your shop a direct report to the VP? I'm surprised there aren't Tech Leads, Managers, etc. that would buffer him.

qwertyiop

erpadmin wrote: »

Every place has a different protocol. If there's an "open door" policy, ask your VP for an appointment. When he asks what it would regard, state something along the lines of "Would like to go over my current duties as was given by the IT Director prior to his departure for the last three months." I wouldn't start out with asking for a title change, but you're looking to just talk to him. If he would prefer he be contacted via e-mail, and depending on how formal it is, ask in the e-mail for a ad-hoc review of your position and then once you get your face-to-face time, go over what you do, and THEN ask for a title change, raise, etc. Just remember to use tact when you deal with him.

Is everyone in your shop a direct report to the VP? I'm surprised there aren't Tech Leads, Managers, etc. that would buffer him.

Theres been some reorganization and right now its just me and the Network Engineer (which is a Unix/Linux Guru doesnt know much about windows so thats where I come in). He was pushed into taking over the Applications Development and ERP Databases since that what our Director did leaving me to do all of my stuff plus almost all of his admin duties.

Our VP has a open-door policy and asks us to stop by whenever we have anything on our minds. Its a pretty informal company.

erpadmin

qwertyiop wrote: »

Our VP has a open-door policy and asks us to stop by whenever we have anything on our minds. Its a pretty informal company.

In that case, just casually ask for an informal review of what you're doing, maybe put in that you are very happy working in the company, and then state your case for a title change. Have a brief, bulleted summary of what you do and why a title change would be warranted. If you can make a good case, he should be pretty open to it and assuming he says no, ask if it can at least be entertained in the future. You have nothing to lose in that proposition.

qwertyiop

erpadmin wrote: »

In that case, just casually ask for an informal review of what you're doing, maybe put in that you are very happy working in the company, and then state your case for a title change. Have a brief, bulleted summary of what you do and why a title change would be warranted. If you can make a good case, he should be pretty open to it and assuming he says no, ask if it can at least be entertained in the future. You have nothing to lose in that proposition.

thanks for the advice

loxleynew

Your situation sounds basically like mine to the T. Including how the IT director left (ours left 2 weeks ago or more like got fired). When I asked for my title promotion shortly before he left they slapped a network administrator on my title even though I do 94% system work. Go figure.

You trying to get a pay raise too since they said you would get one but never did?

qwertyiop

loxleynew wrote: »

Your situation sounds basically like mine to the T. Including how the IT director left (ours left 2 weeks ago or more like got fired). When I asked for my title promotion shortly before he left they slapped a network administrator on my title even though I do 94% system work. Go figure.

You trying to get a pay raise too since they said you would get one but never did?

Right now im not worried about the pay-raise so just looking for the title change. I'd rather gain more experience then get payed a little more at this point in time.