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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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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)
bobo_the_bear 5
Why do female models get paid more than male models? They have the same title and do the same work. Must be sexual discrimination. Male models should sue.
Masonator28 9
Don't jump to conclusion, it could just be that you are a crappy worker and too stubborn to realize it so you preach feminist shit! I may be wrong however
loawe 10
'preach feminist shit' I bet you don't even know what feminism is about so shut the **** up
2074red2074 6
In my experiences with it, it's about complaining when women are at a disadvantage and then complaining when a double standard is introduced to remove the disadvantage or vice versa.
noobienick 19
Don't worry, she'll get the rest of the money through child support.
jhs578650 9
@206 Child Support is completely irrelevant to this discussion, but just for the sake of argument, you should know that the adage "It is always mother's day in family court" isn't true. I got custody of my two girls, and their mother is on the hook for child support. You want to know the secret? I didn't just give in to her demands, and I fought for what was fair. I work closely with Superior Court judges, and I have seen too many fathers just give the mothers everything for the sake of peace, or because they don't think they can win. I'm telling you, fathers can win in family court.
purplepenquin 9
Sounds like you need a labor union.
XxxT3rr4xxX 25
Oh those sexist bastards
rmeltzer47 3
I have the same but cause I'm a guy
cmb8280 24
That's illegal
MissMegan711 5
This is unfair, but I don't think that it is her company's fault. Unfortunately, this is a reality for 75% of women in North America today. So no it has nothing to with seniority at her company, incompetence or anything else, just a sexist system.
Wizzlbang 10
and people try to say feminism isn't important or relevant today...
sayhey22 19
In America, women only get paid like 87(?) cents for every mans dollar, and black women make less than white women, and Hispanics make even less