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
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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, 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
Today, I found out that the engineers I work with believe that a woman with an engineering degree working in an engineering company is apparently equivalent to a "secretary for engineers." I am that woman. FML
Today, I found out that, because I'm a student, the employees I train make more than me. FML
Today, after working at the same place for 3 years, I found out that they are not only cutting my hours but now I have to take orders from some girl I trained because she was promoted over me. FML
Today, I found out my daughter has a higher paid job in the same company I work in. I also found out she is dating my boss. 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, 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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Top comments
itskaybytheway 10
I think you should do 15 percent less work from now on
NeatNit 33
And you've talked to your boss about this?
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Comments (259)
unixdude 9
Look on the bright side. You don't make 15% less - they make 17% more :)
mirrorfrost 11
I'm sorry love. society still works that way. women still arent considered equals yet.
Topgun20 3
You have every ******* right to sue for lost wages.
Likian5 26
This confused me until I noticed that you live in the UK. I guess the only thing us 'Muricans have on the Brits now is equal pay.
StraightPain 9
This will prob get all the negative votes but that's how it's been for a long long time. It's going to take a lot longer before it changes. It sucks a lot but if it bothers you so much do something about it. I would try to sue.
bee93333333 3
so sad that the world is so slow with change
kingsfordandsons 1
when girls start taking guys out and paying for dinner and girls start posting their own tab then same pay. equality!
loawe 10
dude do guys pay for all the shit that girls use to dress up and look pretty for them? guess not since it's expected of girls to look 100%. shit's ******* expensive yo
loganberrybat 11
Sue them. It's blatant sex discrimination under the Equality Act. You are pretty much guaranteed to win; it's an absolute ban on paying different rates to men and women for doing the same work, work that is similar or work of same type. Seriously, go see a solicitor!
CaliSpooner 4
Hey that's better than the average 33% less
lifes_a_b1tch 7
Have you been there as long as they have? I make just a dollar less than my boyfriend, doing the same exact thing, but he's been there 5 years longer than me.