Today, I found out I make less money than the temps at my job by over 2 dollars an hour. I've been working there the longest and do 75% of the job myself. I was told, "We'll think about it" when talking to upper management about getting equal pay or close to. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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, 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 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, despite having made it clear that I'm neither interested, nor I am able to take over the jobs of the 3 members of staff who have recently left, my boss made a "Progress Plan" for me and will check on it weekly. I'm getting paid 1.5 times less than average in my role and he's not giving me a raise because the company is stingy. 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 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, after I got a great job at my asking salary, my boss then quit without telling me my salary was maxed out. I learned this when, two years in a row, I got a 1% raise because I'm redlined. With inflation, my take-home pay has dropped by 15% in two years. FML
Today, I found out that, although I have the same job title and complete the same work as my male colleagues, I get paid 15% less, purely because I'm a girl. 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, after six months of doing the job of 2 people, because all my coworker does is sleep and sit down with her phone, I told my boss that I can't be doing my coworker's job and getting the same salary as her. My boss added just $10 to my salary and told me to let her carry on doing nothing, while I still do the work of 2 people. FML
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Top comments
RichardPencil 32
Quit and come back as a temp. And do only your fair share of the work. You'll get paid more for doing less. Someone owes me a free lunch.
samomaha 17
Sorry to hear that, OP. Perhaps it's time to start looking for new employment. But i hope they do raise your pay, that would be the best!
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Comments (7)
Aaron Slattery 4
are you full time? do you get the perks of paid holidays and public holidays off. then there's the difference. temps don't.
RichardPencil 32
Quit and come back as a temp. And do only your fair share of the work. You'll get paid more for doing less. Someone owes me a free lunch.
rotflqtms_ 21
For me, Travel nurses make 2x that of staff nurses and don't do as much work. Sux, but if you can't beat em, join em.
samomaha 17
Sorry to hear that, OP. Perhaps it's time to start looking for new employment. But i hope they do raise your pay, that would be the best!
Chazzster 32
Do look for another job that pays more. Do not look to become a temporary worker - No insurance, no vacation, no sick days, and they are the first to be let go if business slows down.
Jesse Duff 15
find a better paying job and walk, no notice no nothing. You deserve way better than what they're doing to you.
tounces7 28
What the temps are making isn't even what the company is paying for them, they're usually paying $3-6 an hour MORE than their wage to the temp agency for providing the service.