Wages after school.
Question for individuals who have gone to school.
So to give some backstory I have worked at the same company a small excavation outfit in a bigger city in Alberta Canada for about 13 years.
Starting as a labourer moving to an equipment operator for a few years then started in the underground division, got to foreman did that for a few years. And I wanted a change, I’d always helped the mechanic over the winter/and as NEEDED, a lot being pretty mechanically inclined and having a history with turning wrench’s on my own stuff and friends farmer buddy’s etc, no real formal training other than highschool shop.
After being moved into a full time HET position (running a service truck) and working in the shop when allowable/needed. Registered as an apprentice, I was a little slow to go to school however I now have 3 years worth of registered hours and recently completed 1st period school.(passed)
I have been back at work 3 months now and there has been no mention of pay increase I have asked my supervisor, and it’s a “I need to talk to the owner but I don’t think anything really changes”
And the owner has been away for this time, they still talk and he is doing things remotely.
And comparing to indeed,glassdoor,chat GPT. There are a lot of places saying they pay significantly more than im making so like theres room.
I guess my question is what should be expected from an employer after 1st year?