u/semiresponsive

Despite doing online dating since the early eHarmony days, I find the whole thing often still leaves me with more questions than answers....

Recently I've noticed a recurring phenomenon on Tinder: a man correcting his name in his bio. Like, the headline name isn't his name. And they're both actual names. The one today was Tim in the headline but he said it's really... Actually I don't remember, but it was another average, normal name.

What's going on?

I’m looking for guidance on how to approach a compensation and job-level review at my organization (a hospital system in Tennessee). I want to make sure I’m handling this professionally and through the correct channels.

Timeline/Background

• Dec 2020: Hired as an Administrative Management Coordinator in Facilities.
• Over the next several years, my job description was revised multiple times at my manager’s request to reflect additional responsibilities I had taken on.
• Feb 2024: Promoted to Associate Director, Facilities Finance & Administration. My pay increased from ~$46K to $65K, and I moved from hourly to salaried.
• Annual "PFP" increases of 3% for achieving "exceeds expectations" on my employee evaluation.
• As I'm finishing up a degree program (as recommended by my department leadership), I've been doing some research on market rates for specialists in my degree-field (Management Info System and Business Analytics) and I believe I'm underpaid (though this could also just be an overinflated sense of self-importance and I might need a reality check).
• The department leadership is otherwise a Director (my direct supervisor), Assistant Directors over Maintenance and PDC, and an Infrastructure manager. My pay is approximately 50% of the pay of the other Assistant Directors, and 76% of the Infrastructure Manager's.

Summary of Current Responsibilities:

• Administrator for our CMMS and project management system (I built the latter) as well as other software systems and packages.
• Manage day-to-day accounting operations for Facilities (purchasing workflows, project closeouts, pool funding tracking/reconciliation, expense corrections).
• Oversee 4 direct reports who provide purchasing, info systems, and admin support for the department and coordinate with other departments (AP, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, IS).
• Manage contractor compliance and oversee compliance-related data collection and documentation.
• Create, maintain and troubleshoot workflows across multiple systems (CMMS, Formstack, SharePoint, etc.).
• Provide input for variance reporting and other financial processes, though my director retains approval authority.
• Data analysis and business analytics related to construction project finances, department budget, workload and performance metrics, QBR data, etc.
• Write policies, procedures and standard work for various teams and processes within the department.
• Continuous process improvement.
• Occasional project management as it overflows from PDC & Maintenance.

Concerns:

Although my title changed in 2024, I’m not sure the compensation structure or job family classification changed with it. I want to request a formal compensation and job-level review to confirm whether my current role is aligned with the appropriate job family and pay range and also assessed alongside the internal compensation framework in the department.

My Questions:

1. 1What is the appropriate way to request a compensation/job-level review?
2. Should I contact the compensation manager directly, or use the general mail box that is manned by an HR generalist?
3. Is there anything I should (or shouldn't) include when making the request?

I’m not looking to complain about my manager or compare myself to coworkers, I just want to follow the correct process to make sure my role is classified appropriately. My current rate of pay is just under $69K annually.

I'm happy to provide additional information if it might impact the answers. I tried to be as emotionless as possible, but there are definite feelings involved here, of course.