Today, after one year of overworking myself to the point of panic attacks multiple times a week, I finally got my annual raise, which is given based on performance and effort. My warehouse's minimum production is 95. I regularly was in the 130s. My raise was 2 cents. FML
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op here!!! I have since quit! **** Michael's.
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got a raise at work. It will bring my hourly wage to about a cent more per hour. Our CEO just reported record-breaking profits for the year. FML
Today, I got a raise. A 10 cent raise. I have worked at my job for over 3 years. I now make 20 cents more an hour than people that have only worked there 3 minutes. FML
Today, I got raise at work. It's $3 per month. FML
Today, I was promoted. After going to school for 10 months to get certified for the new position, training extensively, and taking on a ton more responsibility, I was hoping for a decent raise. How much do my bosses think all of that time and effort is worth? One dollar more per hour than I made before. 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, I got a 25-cent raise at work. That would be wonderful, had they not cut 6 hours off my schedule as well. I'm now making $200 less a month than I was pre-raise. FML
Today, I finally got a raise after years of hard work! Excited, I went on a shopping spree, but as I checked the latest prices, it turns out that my extra income barely covers the increase in my grocery bill. Thanks, inflation. FML
Today, I have worked my ass off this year on two projects, trying to prove myself and earn a raise. Well I proved myself capable all right, next year they’re giving me 5 projects to manage, and that raise, yeah, it’s no longer in the budget. Maybe next year… FML
Today, after 3 years at my job I received a 14% raise. I was informed I will be transitioned from hourly to salary. I will now be making $1500 LESS than I made last year. FML
Today, I had my six month employee review. My manager said that my attendance was good, and I was exceeding my targets performance wise. My reward, a five cent per hour pay cut. Apparently the rate at which I started is too high to meet their current pay scale. FML
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GoogieWithers 25
Well, they have obviously given you their 'two cents'. Time to give two cents worth of effort.
Chazzster 32
Start looking for another job elsewhere because there’s not much future there. Don’t tell anyone at work you’re looking until you actually get and take an acceptable new job and have given your boss notice. Remember your co-workers are not your close friends, they are co-workers and talk can go around fast. You don’t want your current boss actively sabotaging your job search. While it’s tempting to slack off now, you may someday need a recommendation from your current boss. So it’s better to keep things normal until you actually quit.
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tiptoppc 21
Give them 2 in return. One on each hand. Then give them your $.02 in a statement to go **** themselves and find another job.
GoogieWithers 25
Well, they have obviously given you their 'two cents'. Time to give two cents worth of effort.
Alesana_pond 9
oh i did. I slacked off like a mf till I quit.
Chazzster 32
Start looking for another job elsewhere because there’s not much future there. Don’t tell anyone at work you’re looking until you actually get and take an acceptable new job and have given your boss notice. Remember your co-workers are not your close friends, they are co-workers and talk can go around fast. You don’t want your current boss actively sabotaging your job search. While it’s tempting to slack off now, you may someday need a recommendation from your current boss. So it’s better to keep things normal until you actually quit.
Alesana_pond 9
op here!!! I have since quit! **** Michael's.
tiptoppc 21
Good for you! I took this leap in February and so did another former coworker. We both work better jobs and love them more and even physically are doing better than dead end jobs. It’s not easy to leave. When you feel the effort you put in shouldn’t be lost, it can drag down what you believe you are really worth. My defining motivation was when I was told to “know my place!” My response came as “and that is no longer here at this job!”