We're all becoming mad scientists! Whether the cause is job enrichment, career development or downsizing, many employees now find themselves with job titles that sound as weird as pickles and peanut butter. Titles that were unheard of in 2007 -- like, "Clerk/Receptionist" and "Director of Benefits & Training".
If "making do" has become our mantra and blended jobs have become a vehicle for employee development, recognition and engagement, you're likely to be running into more and more blended jobs that defy benchmarking. What's a Comp guru to do?
I've been chatting about this challenge with my colleagues and friends, Margaret Dyekman of Corporate Compensation Services and Judy Canavan of HR + Survey Solutions, who have offered to share their experiences and solutions with us. In 2010, they've addressed more hybrid jobs than ever before, for companies from 400 employees to corporations.
Join us in September for a series called, "Hybrid, Shmybrid -- Let's MIX IT UP!" Margaret and Judy will take us into their confidence and answer questions like:
- Why not just average the market rates for the jobs?
- Shouldn't Molly be paid more since she's doing so much?
- I don't know what we would do if we lost Harry. Don't you think we should add a premium to his salary?
In the meantime, if you have a Molly, Harry or other challenges of your own, why not include them in the comments? I'll ask Margaret and Judy to take them on the next time we meet at the Compensation Cafe.
Margaret O'Hanlon is founder and principal of re:Think Consulting. She has decades of experience teaming up with clients to ensure great Human Resource ideas deliver valuable business results. Margaret brings deep expertise in total rewards communication to the dialogue at the Café; before founding re:Think Consulting, she was a Principal in Total Rewards Communications with Towers Perrin. Margaret earned her M.S. and Ed.S. in Instructional Technology at Indiana University. Creative writing is one of her outside passions, along with Masters Swimming.
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