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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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)
bigNaKeD 9
Hahaha
laura333_fml 8
Yea this happens more often than you would think. Even if the females do longer shifts males can get a higher pay.
EmmaMK 35
Just 15%. You're doing better than a lot of other women in the UK.
papayeya 18
hmm i see a girl is going to be rich because she sued her boss for discrimination at work ;) 2% plz is my fees XD
shank39 12
I hate gender based discrimination... I respect women and I believe they should be treated equally... Fight for your right girl...
archos58 10
Are you sure you're not confusing correlation with causation? Did you negotiate your salary, or accept what was offered? Did you ever ask for a raise? And do you put in the same hours? Think carefully before you just assume such things.
aliciagentry 8
That's illegal
UnluckyIrishKid 9
I'm not saying you aren't correct, but consider the fact that your coworker could have seniority on you and therefor would be paid higher.
ViviMage 40
Ok. Find her pay scale for her years there and compare to the males of the same tenure and the same work ethic, eligible for the same raises. I started my current job at $12.50, broke my neck sneezing too hard, was gone for months recovering from major surgery due to a spinal cord injury, and was offered the same promotion ($13.55) at the same pay as a male coworker that didn't have all these issues. We were both $13.05 before the promotion, promoted at the same rates.
2074red2074 6
So you expect to be rewarded more for getting paid (or unpaid) leave than the guy who actually worked and demonstrated his abilities at the job?
Sputnikspak 13
It makes me horrible sad that, in this day and age, this kind of things is still prevalent. People like to bitch about feminism, but this, ladies and gentlemen, is why we need feminism. Because we're still fighting for equality. Equal pay for equal work.
mannatee 19
Except feminism usually isn't about getting equal rights in the work place, it's about bitching about how women aren't the dominant gender
simsgirlgem 25
take your employer to court about it