Today, I got a raise. A 10 cent raise. I have worked at my job for over 3 years. I now make 20 cents more an hour than people that have only worked there 3 minutes. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I got raise at work. It's $3 per month. FML
Today, I got a raise at work. It will bring my hourly wage to about a cent more per hour. Our CEO just reported record-breaking profits for the year. 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
Today, I got a 25-cent raise at work. That would be wonderful, had they not cut 6 hours off my schedule as well. I'm now making $200 less a month than I was pre-raise. FML
Today, I was promoted. After going to school for 10 months to get certified for the new position, training extensively, and taking on a ton more responsibility, I was hoping for a decent raise. How much do my bosses think all of that time and effort is worth? One dollar more per hour than I made before. 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 found out that one of my coworkers, who has been with the company for less than a week, is getting a $7k pay rise. I've been with the company for 8 months and still on minimum wage. FML
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, I finally got a raise after years of hard work! Excited, I went on a shopping spree, but as I checked the latest prices, it turns out that my extra income barely covers the increase in my grocery bill. Thanks, inflation. FML
Today, at the job I've had for eight years, I finally got the raise I was supposed to get a year ago. One hour later I found out the store was closing and we were all out of a job in two weeks. FML
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saa994 0
you can buy gum.
heywood 0
Your job sucks. Get a new one.
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Pastor_Rich 0
get a usable skill and change jobs
CountDuk 5
emilysantfsm- that's a lie, you can't work an hour a week and get $5. Minimum wage is about $7.71, and I don't know of many people who work just once a week for just one hour :/ OP: Quit. You'll find a better paying job elsewhere. Work at a gas station or something. I mean let's go, there's more than one fish in the sea ;)
4ube_fml 6
That was true 4 or 5 years ago, now it won't happen.
emilysanftwsom 0
I'm actually not lying, that is how much I get paid. I won't say where because it's local to where I live, but I work Tuesdays from 4-5pm and get $5 cash in hand after cleaning.
emilysanftwsom 0
And I am 16 and still in school so it's not like this my my full time work. I know I'm being ripped off but my mum and dad won't let me quit.
sageblast95 0
get a job where they pay you minimum wage.............
Rhien 0
Not everyone lives in America you know.
aduck 0
If you work a thirty hour week that's an extra 160 dollars a year. Better than no raise!
missolivet 0
I wouldn't be unhappy about this. I got a 3% pay cut!
ladywaldo 0
You need to get a union job!!!
zeeble 0
ladywaldo what a great idea. get a job where the unions screw the employer so that you don't have a job at all!
imameankid 0
OP- FYL, I know how that feels. I've been at my job for nearly a decade and in a similar situation. For those who want to be trolls and/or tell me to quit/get skills, f off. This was my first job and I'm still in school going for that degree to get me where I need/want to go.
zzaacchh 0
Be happy you even have a job
Lucky444 0
YDI...Go find a better job. They are out there you just have to look. That is the great thing about a civilian job you can always quit and go elsewhere. You also have the option to stand up for yourself adn request a raise. If you are a hard worker than you should have no issues with confronting your boss with a list of positive things you've done above and beyond the requirements of your job.
666midnight 0
Tbh with the state of the economy at the moment you're lucky you got a pay rise at all, in fact ya lucky ya working so just stop crying about it honestly, I get paid shit money for a company I been working for the past 2 years with and never had a pay rise so just be thankful you have a job
Meg_Me456 0
I just left a job where I had een there for 2.5 years and was making LESS then someone doing the same job who had been there less then 6 months