Today, I discovered my employer is advertising for a contractor position within my team performing basically the same role as myself. Except the pay is seven times more. FML
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Today, I finally got an offer for a salaried position with the company I've been working for as a contractor for the past two years. They offered less than what I make now, but hey, benefits! FML
Today, I found out that one of my coworkers, who has been with the company for less than a week, is getting a $7k pay rise. I've been with the company for 8 months and still on minimum wage. FML
Today, I found an ad for my job at my company on an online job board. FML
Today, the person recently hired to work in my spot during my days off started at a higher hourly rate than me, after I have been here for nearly three years. I asked for a raise and got a dollar more; meanwhile, my regional counterparts make 4 dollars more per hour. FML
Today, we had two of our longest serving coworkers retire at the company I work at, and they hired two young prospects to replace them. The problem? They asked me to train them both for the next 4 months, cancelling my PTO in the process, and then I learned they were being paid nearly 20% more than I am. FML
Today, I found out that a co-worker of mine that I had originally hired, trained, and mentored to work in my department for the past 4 years had just got the promotion that I had applied for. He is now my boss. FML
Today, I was forced into accepting a "promotion" for a position that pays less than what I get right now. FML
Today, I got a new title at work. My boss hyped it up and made it sound amazing, so I accepted. Come to find out it pays 20k less a year and is twice as much work. FML
Today, my boss found out I had applied for a much better paying job. He told me I'd do a better job and make more money there. Then he fired me. FML
Today, I found out someone doing the exact same job as me at work is making $900 more than me on their paycheck. The only reason is because when he messes up, he blames it on me. FML
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Intoxicunt 6
Apply for it. :D
lettertjes 0
This is not an FML, this is an opportunity! Apply for that position! And if you don't get it, negotiate about a better salary!
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bear192008 0
So, apply for the job. You have experience with the open spot.
sparxva 12
Apply for the job, duh!
cmurphy2 0
Ask for a raise they legally have to pay you the same amount if they are performing basically the same work. Im an HR major I learned about that
JKinIN 0
not at all. Thats the point of merit based pay. they dont need to pay them the same at all
ellensaligo 0
Now I hate to be a grammar Nazi, but this one's driving me mad right now - unnecessary use of the reflexive. "Basically the same role as myself" should be "basically the same role as me". You should only use "myself" when you're both the subject and the object of the sentence, e.g. I'm talking to myself, touching myself, killing myself, punching myself in the face. Anyone else is talking to/touching/killing/punching _me_. Same goes for yourself/you. I'm hearing this kind of hypercorrection all the time, people trying to be a bit more formal because somehow saying "I saw you the other day" isn't polite enough or something. I've lost count of the number of customer service types that have said something like, "I just have a few questions to ask yourself..." I have to stop myself from replying that I'm sorry but I'm the only person who can ask myself questions.
cancergirl 0
actually, it should be 'performing basically the same role as *i*', as in 'performing basically the same role as I DO'. i is the nomnitave, me is the accusative. there's nothing wrong with being a grammar nazi, my personal motto is 'grammatik macht frei', but if you're going to police grammar, make sure you're absolutely correct.
_Dusty_ 0
While we're on the subject, English also requires that the first letter of a sentence be capitalized, as well as the singular first-person pronoun 'I'. Also, it's spelled 'n-o-m-i-n-a-t-i-v-e'.
DeservedIt 0
I think you're not worth much as an employee. Why didn't you quit and apply for the position? Or threaten to quit if you don't get a raise? Here's why: Either you know you're employer will let you quit and won't hire you back for that position, or you didn't think about doing this. Either way, your pay is justified.
Immature_fml 0
quit and ask for a letter of recommendation saying, "I'm sorry, but this othr job pays more..." then apply for the one your employer set up, using the letter as job history.
chicko_fml 0
hahahah sucker
emmy9999 0
he's REPLACING u
Klima_fml 29
Ask about it and get the pay raise, or as everyone else is saying just apply for it.