Finale

Let me explain the Hierarchy of my dept (costing dept) and the product management dept before I start explaining what happened.

Costing Dept
CFO/CEO --> Business Development Director (My direct boss) --> Costing Analyst (me)

Product Management Dept
CFO/CEO --> Product Director --> Product Manager (in short - PM, people that I hang out with all the time at work) --> Merchandise Assistant (in short - MA)

Have that said, now I can use my terms more freely.

The job that I was considering was the MA position. I was told in the past little while that the MA position would get me higher compensation than as a costing analyst. The PM (direct senior of the MA position) invited me to join his team several times but I kept on wondering, how much more? I tried asking one of the PM, a coworker friend but he wouldn't budge. Yesterday this PM asked me to join him for lunch. So I went and during lunch I told him I was still considering but my decision point would only be the compensation. I need to know if it's worth it to go through all that trouble, potentially loosing the security of the current position to attempt a transfer? Then he said to me,

"Ok lets put it this way. From what I know your position doesn't earn you more than $35 - $37K a year. You can't get more than that as a costing analyst in this company. If that's the case, then it's worth it to switch cause' you have room to climb up in the product management team."

I looked at him in awe for few seconds.

"What? Was my estimate wrong? Am I way off?"

"Yes you are wrong. Way off."

"Way off what?? Should be higher or lower?? Really wayy off?"

"Higher. Yes, really way off."

"Well if I am way off then forget about it. Don't move. Stay where you are, you are fine."


Later in the day I was talking to 2 other MAs about this since one of them was also considering a transfer (different product lines). Then I realize what I am earning right now is already the ceiling of a MA position. For me, I am getting probably the least compensation among my coworkers in the costing dept. Sky is still the limit to me since all of them are CAs except me. It was God's providence in the beginning that I was offered this job with not a drop of accounting knowledge nor experience. I am given a really good boss (someone who is always fighting for higher compensation for me!) and a good bunch of coworkers. I am learning lots everyday at my job. I get piss sometimes but I also enjoy all the laughter that comes along with it because my boss can always find ways to turn the tide and say funny comments.

It is not until I see what's out there that I realize how blessed I am already.

Thanks everyone for their prayers.