Re: no degree equals demotion

[Iggy <iggy_1996dp -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I think your case deserves special attention in your
company. You *are* working toward the degree, and have
put in 4 years of work, which I'm guessing were 4 good
years that the company has benefitted from.

I would talk to your manager and the HR manager to
settle this. I think the demotion based on degree
alone is not a wise or fair decision. If your work
meets or exceeds that of the other writers who have
degrees, then this is an unfair change.

Will your pay be cut as a result?

Also, formal education does not equal a better
technical writer. I've known some damn good technical
writers - some senior level - who never even went to
college.

Good luck! Please let us know how it goes.

--- EP Leigh <EPLeigh -at- bust -dot- com> wrote:
> Recently my manager told me she had to submit job
> titles based on descriptions that were given to her
> by HR. This is because our company is going through
> a salary audit. She told me that because I don't
> have a bachelors degree, I am being demoted to a
> Junior Technical Writer.  
> 
> I have been working at my current job for nearly
> four years. Three and a half of those years I have
> had the title of Technical Writer. I have the most
> seniority of anyone in my department. I have been
> seeking a degree for some time and I am a junior,
> but being employed full-time does not allow me to
> take as many classes as I would like. 
> 
> I am wondering if anyone out there has had a similar
> experience. Because of this title change I will not
> be getting the adjustment that everyone else will
> receive. 


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