Jessica Morrison, an advertising copywriter for drugstore.com in Seattle, thought she was underpaid. After five years at the company and several promotions, her title was associate editor, despite the fact that she had the same duties as a copy writer. Suspecting her $42,000 per year salary was significantly lower than the salary of someone else with her duties; she decided to do some research. She looked online; researching sites that compared her salary with others holding a similar job title. She discovered just what she expected; someone with her experience should be making between $50,000 to $60,000 a year. So she decided to talk to her manager. “I was a little nervous going in, but I have done my research. She just didn’t receive the title she wanted: but her boss also gave her the raise within the pay range she suggested. “If I had gone in without the information, the conversation would have been, “I feel like I am not making enough money.”
Put yourself in Jessica’s place. Write a 750 word essay on the steps you would take to resolve this personal conflict and your expected results from a meeting with your immediate supervisor. Make sure to use key terminology from the first two chapters in your essay.
