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
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got a promotion to management at work. My employer decided to give the 'non-management' employees a really nice raise. Which means the job I had before my promotion is now paying more than the job I have now. Did I just get demoted? 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 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 was offered a promotion but for the same pay. Promotion... WTF? FML
Today, I got promoted. By promoted, I mean, given a much harder job with no training and no extra pay because someone went on maternity leave. They've already hired someone for my old position. FML
Today, after putting in 110% at my shitty job for two years straight, my boss told me point-blank I'm too good in my current position for him to ever be able to justify promoting me. FML
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, 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 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
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201chasew 22
$1 an hour raise may not seem like much, but that is an extra $2000 a year assuming you work 40 hour weeks.
Tripartita 45
"Oh, wow, you went to janitorial school and have tasked yourself with spending an extra four hours each day waxing the floors. That's… you're one hell of an accountant!"
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adame2kill4 3
You didn't think to ask what the pay increase would be during all of that work up? YDI
sunny_funny 9
So 1 dollar extra per hour... 1x8 hours per day is $8. 8 X 5 days per week is $40. 40 X 4 weeks is 160. $160x 12 months in the year is $1920. that is $80 short of $2K... I bet if someone offered you two thousand dollars more per year rather than $1 more an hour you'd be more grateful and less bitchy. Learn maths you idiot. There are a lot of people out there with no job at all. a 2K wage increase is very respectable.
seantn4 17
Your math only adds to 48 weeks. There's 52 in a year...soo...1×8 is 8 per day. times 5 days is 40 per week times 52 weeks is 2080 a year. But yes decent raise.
chosha_fml 27
Decent raise if you're doing the same job. Not at all if you've taken on a lot more responsibility.
_Adog2645 24
You should probably learn grammars "you idiot"
IrishRover82 0
Better than nothing, but still blows.
Calfml2 8
maybe they will let you train for the fry station next.
undebatable52419 5
counter it, nobody gives you what you deserve without asking, be confident when doing so.
undebatable52419 5
don't listen to people who suggest settling, that's the problem, you think they can't spare the money? a lot of times people only get what they deserve if they take their skills elsewhere or you ask. unless your skills have very limited use let's say "manual labour factory jobs" you need to find somewhere that respects your skillsets
chosha_fml 27
People keep telling you to be grateful and that the $1/hr raise is better than nothing. It is good you got certified in a new role. But the truth is that all that training and the increase in responsibility should have gotten you a better raise. I'd suggest staying on, getting experience in the new position, and then using that to either negotiate another pay rise, or to look for a job somewhere else.
goream2013 6
At my job, you have to have a certian degree in order to have the lead position. There is no difference between the lead and someone else. Same responsibility, same paperwork, same schedule, and same wage. but you HAVE to have the degree in order to be lead, it baffles me.
QueenSaru 28
Congrats on the dollar. We had our jobs held hostage, told we had to take all these courses and exams to become regulated, and that with our increased scope of practice we would be compensated. Every time we bring it up, "Well what we pay you is in line with other hospitals in our area." Oh so you're ALL being cheapskates. Well that makes it fine then.
Zebediabolical 45
I'm curious what the percentage wage increase was rather than the dollar amount.