> **The question:** After a reorg I'm running two teams instead of one, with the same title and the same pay.
> My manager keeps saying we'll "revisit comp later," and that later never seems to arrive.
> I've been absorbing the extra work for months and I'm starting to resent it.
> How do I actually move this forward without looking difficult?
>
> *(an Engineering Team Lead at a Series C SaaS company)*


"Later" is where these conversations go to die. Your job is to convert a vague sense of "I'm doing more" into an undeniable, documented gap.

Three moves:

1. **Quantify the delta.** Headcount, scope, on-call, revenue or systems now under you, before versus after the reorg. One page.
2. **Anchor to the market.** What does someone with this exact scope earn? You are not asking for a raise. You are asking to be paid for the role you already hold.
3. **Set a date, not a mood.** "Can we close this by the next review cycle?" A deadline turns sympathy into action.

The quiet leverage here is real. You have already absorbed the work, so the company is relying on a gap it has not priced. That is the strongest position there is. Just do not let it run so long that it becomes the new normal. Timing matters, so raise it while the reorg is fresh and the cost of you walking is most obvious.