'Pay me less for exponentially more work': New hire negotiates salary based on "assistant" title, only to discover on day one that he is a department head

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    My boss lied to me my about my job and responsibilities. What should I do now?
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    So basically, I applied to a Communications Assistant position and was told that my responsibilities and duties would be that of an "assistant" level
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    position. Throughout the entire process, from beginning to end, including all interviews and onboarding, I was always told that this was a communications assistant position and the job was advertised as such. I was never told anything different at any point in time. Knowing that, I negotiated
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    the salary based on those responsibilities and job title. Due to salary transparency laws, a pay range was posted however, I still negotiated based on said "assistant" job title and associated responsibilities with that title.
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    However, after spending thousands of dollars myself to relocate for this job and being hired, I was told by my boss that there is no such thing as a "communications assistant" and
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    that the only classification for this job, according to HR, is a "Communications Director" and my responsibilities would be, effectively, increased based on that job title designation. I would have
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    a more demanding schedule and I would be expected to do more work as a result. There would also be higher performance standards and expectations as well. Throughout this entire process, my boss stated that she had absolutely no idea until now.
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    Knowing that, what should I do now? Additionally, is this legal and is there any legal ramifications for this? While I have a job title increase, I do feel very deceived and lied to and I don't know if this was intentional or not, to pay me less for exponentially more work.
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    Nevertheless, while my responsibilities have now substantially increased, no pay raise has ever been brought up or discussed however, I would definitely like one due to the more
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    demanding schedule. I was just hired though so I don't know how I would go about asking for a pay raise, given I just negotiated my salary. I also don't want to come across as " or aggressive however, I do feel manipulated and deceived.
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    Any input or suggestions as to how I should go about this would be helpful. I am in California should that be useful.
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    bluetortuga 1 day ago You have to tell them you want your pay scale adjusted to match your adjusted responsibilities.
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    They won't just offer and it's not to ask. If they think it's aggressive that's too bad. You won't get anywhere in a corporate environment pussyfooting around. The worst thing they can do is say no, they won't fire you for asking.
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    And then they'll probably say no. You will have to decide how to proceed from there.
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    tcollins317 23 hr. ago You have to TELL them Be ready to walk away and sue them for fraud. They will not listen unless they feel you mean what you say.
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    1 day ago RollingBird edited 1 day ago Most lawyers will consult for free. If you can prove the things you're saying it sounds like promissory estoppel which is grounds to sue for damages.
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    Better title is cool and all but they're not going to pay you for increased responsibility? Rake em over the coals if you can

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