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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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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ShenaniganNinja 20
There's a lot of misinformation about this. Firstly the statistics don't account for career choice. Men often choose higher paying careers than women, while women are more likely to take jobs in social work. Men work more hours than women do on average, and work more overtime. Also, in young childless women working in business, they make $1.08 for every dollar a man makes.
thejimler 9
If you are doing the exact same work and your employer has explicitly stated that you get paid less because of your gender, then FYL. But the phrase "women make XX cents for every $1 a man makes" is deliberately misleading, because it doesn't factor in that women usually work less hours, or that they usually take less demanding (thus lower paying) positions.
Robbieisadowg 16
I just don't understand sexism.
mk8833 9
You should find a new job, the one you have now needs to learn some equality
TheyCallMeDamien 18
Change jobs and upgrade yourself financially.
SnowboarderFX 14
#49 Actually they pay others ~17.6% more..
an3ph 20
Is that legal still?
babyshaft408 8
Ur lucky u get that.
2074red2074 6
The thing is, they don't have to pay you the same. They can't pay you less because of your gender, but there are other factors. Maybe your male colleagues have been there longer and gotten raises. Maybe they have been more assertive (a trait related to testosterone) and asked for raises. Maybe they demanded higher pay when they were hired (again, testosterone). Maybe they do their work better than you. Maybe when you were hired there were more applicants, and the higher-ups could afford to have more of a "Take it or leave it" attitude toward your wage. Maybe they have been in the business longer an your boss cares more about keeping them than you. You can't just assume that it's because you're female. To all of the feminists, it is a fact that males have more testosterone than females. Testosterone makes males significantly more assertive on average, thus making them more likely to be aggressive in negotiations, asking for raises, and asking for promotions. This is why men tend to have more pay and higher positions. You might think that that wouldn't have such a dramatic effect, but it really does. Think about how hormones affect women during their period or teens during puberty. It's very dramatic. Also, due to the testosterone, men tend to commit more crimes and get harsher punishments for those crimes. They tend to be less willing to accept help and therefor receive less welfare. Women, because of their lack of testosterone and abundance of some other hormones, tend to be better caretakers, which is why they tend to retain custody of children in divorces. The reason men and women aren't always equal in every field is because their variations in hormones affect a lot of things, such as emotion, physical ability, intelligence, talents, social interaction, philosophy, and creativity.
edanielleh 21
i get that you are talking in generalities, but i think that I should note that those traits are not a hard fast rule. Example- Me! I am a girl and one of the most assertive people i know. I don't do well with kids but thrive in competition. Basically, i have most of the guy traits. And no, i am not lesbian (i just know some idiot will ask). You should never judge someone just based on the gender, plenty of women thrive in the workplace.
2074red2074 6
Ah, but I'm not saying that we should judge based on gender. I'm saying that each woman is judged for her own qualities (though some people are sexist) and the fact that they tend to be treated similarly is because they tend to have similar qualities. The fact that they tend to have lower pay is because they tend to be less assertive. Every generalization has outliers. For example, I am statistically more likely to commit a violent crime because I'm male, yet I am a pacifist.
Isa_fml 20
The number of people trying to rationalise blatant sexism is really depressing. It's well established that women are paid less for doing the same work, deny it all you want but you cannot change facts.
edanielleh 21
it really isn't. what is proven is that women, in general, make less than men. But that has a lot to do with career choices and less with real sexism. I am not saying sexism never happens, but those "facts" you are claiming are not true.
2074red2074 6
It's also proven that women are less likely to ask for raises and less likely to be aggressive when negotiating wages. Coincidence?