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)
Frostie13 11
I'd be raising some hell about that shit
badass1104 2
That's complete bullshit. There should be some sort of equality rights at your job
yellowaholic 25
Unfortunately that's life, welcome to the world of discrimination! You should really sue though; I'm no genius but I'm pretty sure what they are doing is illigal.
cuttlefished 7
Contact the fair work ombudsman, they'll help find out your rights and help you sort it out.
Iniezian 18
This probably has more to do with some of the many suggestions here, like actual performance, seniority, more aggressive in negotiating higher pay, etc. Perhaps they work overtime. I find it highly unlikely that you would be paid less simply for being a girl. The "gender wage gap" is a complete and utter myth, as has been repeatedly proven in recent years, but you should confront your boss. If it does have something to do with sexism, sue.
filthy44 2
I don't feel bad for you silly feminists, get another job.
hordriss 14
I thought that was now illegal??
MissMegan711 5
Most of you are telling her to sue or that she should demand a higher pay, and I agree that something should be done about this, but this isn't uncommon. I bet if most of the women on here looked at their pay compared to men with the same job, you would find that it is at least 5-10% lower.
caligirllife 11
Welcome to society.
mulumequitem 6
Calm down ladies, no need to turn into sexist lesbians that walk around with alligator clamps or ******** crushers (Google torture in the Middle Ages). This is possibly a situational thing, or maybe their boss is just an asshole. Girls can be the same way, we don't personally know OP, so we don't know what aspects could possibly be affecting her pay. She could've managed to grab the job while holding a lower GPA, or possibly some sort of handicap, such as but not limited to Dyslexia. You can't just go out dismembering men, you have to take in account all the possible variables that could be applied to such a situation.