Today, I was forced into accepting a "promotion" for a position that pays less than what I get right now. 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 was offered a promotion but for the same pay. Promotion... WTF? FML
Today, thanks to downsizing and corporate restructuring, I was "promoted" to the entry level position I had 10 years ago. FML
Today, I got promoted. By promoted, I mean, given a much harder job with no training and no extra pay because someone went on maternity leave. They've already hired someone for my old position. FML
Today, I was demoted at work to a much harder and more time-consuming position because, I quote, "You have more experience." My boss is now telling the others I volunteered to be moved to the lower position. FML
Today, after interviewing for a promotion to a position that was created with me in mind, I eagerly accepted a call from my boss, expecting good news. Turns out, they found a better applicant, who they don't believe will need support from the position I currently hold, so it's being eliminated. 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 got a promotion to management at work. My employer decided to give the 'non-management' employees a really nice raise. Which means the job I had before my promotion is now paying more than the job I have now. Did I just get demoted? 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, I finally got an offer for a salaried position with the company I've been working for as a contractor for the past two years. They offered less than what I make now, but hey, benefits! FML
Today, not even a week after I was laid off from my job, I got a call from my old boss. He offered me a "new" job at the company, which turned out to be just like my old one, but with drastically reduced pay. I'm so broke and desperate that I accepted. FML
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PurpleMyth 28
How do you get forced into that? That's just wrong
FrontRowSquad 8
Sounds like you work for Mr.Krabs
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Comments (55)
Miss_Whipped 43
Realistically it's better to secure a job before you go and make an ass of yourself... ...or just don't make an ass of yourself either way.
fantasyworld 39
Tell him to get a dictionary and look up the word "promotion".
werid41 10
Advance in the opposite direction, lads!
tranced_ 45
I mean anything is better than a job at mcD
wiccaantje 21
If I'm going to get a promotion, it's probably also going to be like that. Atm I'm working in 3-shifts and the night shift has an extra 4 hours every time. Getting a promotion would mean working in 2-shifts without the additional 4 hours (although the bosses also work more hours, but for the example of working less I'm going to say they don't). Going from 3-shifts to 2-shifts would mean no more night-shifts. Because of the night shifts I earn an additional 15% more (statutes of the kind of work I do). I also don't receive my extra 4 hours during night shift for which I get payed double. So if I were to get a promotion with same pay or small increase, I'd get paid less in total too. It sucks, ambition versus money.
love_me_electric 20
I've had a "promotion" where they increased my responsibilities without increasing my pay. But this is just ridiculous.
failuretolaunch2 18
You must work at Wal-Mart!
ManateeRex 14
I've had more responsibility added to my title without getting a raise for it but less pay... That's just retarded
uhohitslisa2 20
Similar thing happened to my mom. They gave her two weeks notice that they were eliminating her position, and gave her two options so she could stay with the company (she can't afford to leave). One of the options was for a position that was being eliminated a month and a half after her position. She chose the position that makes more, but still significantly less than what she was making. She ended up taking a $10,000 cut in pay. Oh, and they gave her only 2 or 3 days to decide what she wanted to do. But ANYWAY, I would start looking for a new job, OP. That really sucks. Good luck!
oly49 10
isn't that a demotion op I'm not trying to be rude