Now That He Knew, What Should He Do?

Introduction Was it something he had done, or something he had said? For weeks, Harrison had replayed it in his mind, time and again. He just could not figure out what had gone wrong with what he was confident would turn into an even better job. However, things were different now. Thanks to a friend, the mystery was solved. He had been wronged by his boss. Now that he knew; what should he do? Should he confront his boss? Should he consider bringing legal action against his boss and/or employer? Or, should he just chalk it up as a bad experience and get with life? Background The incident had begun the day of his annual review. Since graduating, this was his first real job. Lane Samuel had hired him sight unseen based his references and a phone conversation. He had been the job in Canada for two years. This was his second review and his first with Lane. Up to this point, Harrison's supervision and feedback had come from his immediate boss, Vick Jackson. Harrison had been a bit nervous at the start of the review; he rarely saw Lane, and really knew almost nothing about him. Since being hired, Harrison and Lane had probably not exchanged fifty words. Unquestionably, Lane was skilled at what he did, and he immediately put Harrison at ease. He offered Harrison a beverage and some snacks and followed that with agreeable enough small talk for ten minutes. Then, Lane got down to business. The review itself had been quite cordial. The first few minutes were spent reviewing Harrison's previous review and comments included in his personnel file. Lane noted that he had done everything expected of someone in his rank and then some. Lane admitted that Harrison's review was good, among the best, something of which Harrison could be proud. Lane complimented him for voluntarily carrying a substantial portion of a troubled employee's workload for four months without extra remuneration. He also complimented him for ramping up in a demanding technical area and doing a good job for one of the organization's most significant clients. Lane went to remind him that his was a temporary position. Harrison knew that the organization regularly hired temporary employees, foreigners like himself, to fill vacant positions while the search continued for permanent employees among Canada's own citizens. Understandably, the federal government mandated that equally qualified citizens had preference over foreigners in the hiring process. Unlike several other foreigners who had been with them for two years or less who either were quitting or being released, his department wanted Harrison to continue. Lane went so far as to say that if Harrison's future performance continued to be as good as his first two years had been, he would consider making an exception, and try to convert Harrison's job to a permanent position. However, that was a discussion for the future. Today's task was to reach agreement regarding next year. The Offer The scuttlebutt in the lunch room had been that this was a year of catch-up. This year would make up for many preceding lean years of funding by the provincial government. Raises were rumored to be as high as six percent among the overachievers and, apparently, even the hangers on were getting two percent. So, when Lane offered Harrison a one percent raise, it hit him hard, and he did not hesitate in his reaction. He quickly stated that he had been hoping for something more, a lot more, more like four or five percent. Lane was just as quick in responding and said that he really wanted to give Harrison a better raise, but what could he do? Harrison's government position was a lock-step job. Given Harrison's rank and time in service, Lane could not offer him anymore. He went to explain that because of the dire need when Harrison had been hired, and because of his education and references, Harrison had been hired close to the top of his rank's pay scale. …

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