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
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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. 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 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, 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
Today, I got raise at work. It's $3 per month. 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 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, 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 asked my boss for a raise. I pointed out that due to a technicality, if he hired someone to replace me, he'd have to pay them more anyway. He said he'd gladly pay more for "someone who knows his goddamn place" and made it clear I'll be jobless very soon. FML
Today, everyone in my department got a raise except for me. Last week, I had been the one who asked for a raise for me and my fellow department members. FML
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Thaylok 17
Across the board, the only way to get a meaningful raise is to find a new job. Use the 3-year rule. Year 1, learn your job. Year 2, do your job. Year 3, train your replacement and look for a promotion/job. Merit raises will never make up for real promotions as changing jobs/companies.
Chazzster 32
Very simple solution - Don’t quit yet, but start looking for another job. When you find a decent one, then quit and don’t look back.
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RichardPencil 32
You probably didn't cry hard enough to get the big raise. That strategy works!
Chazzster 32
Very simple solution - Don’t quit yet, but start looking for another job. When you find a decent one, then quit and don’t look back.
Thaylok 17
Across the board, the only way to get a meaningful raise is to find a new job. Use the 3-year rule. Year 1, learn your job. Year 2, do your job. Year 3, train your replacement and look for a promotion/job. Merit raises will never make up for real promotions as changing jobs/companies.
majestic09 13
Time to quit!