People don't realize they can ask for a raise.
Yes, talk to your manager. Say that you aware that you are being paid less than new hires and would like to be paid accordingly.
You'll either get a raise or you won't.
You're only recourse if you don't like it is to quit.
But you can't be fired for asking for a raise.
(I also don't get the 1.2% raise. And even then they ripped you off by a penny since that rounds to $19.23)
$20 says that mr.wage wah wahs is a millennial....
TheRealityCheck wrote:
I am going to be straight with you. Minimum wage is not minimum wage any longer in this country. Minimum wage is now $30.00 or less per hour. The reason nobody is making an adequate living in this country any longer is because corporate executives will not fold they want their lucrative accounts and mansions on the working classes suffering. At my job I make salary I make $55,000 a year. I was however on a written contract told I would promote every year annually for the first three years if all requirements were met (Year 1: $43,000; Year 2: $55,000; Year 3: $67,000). I am on Year 3 entering year 4 and have yet to promote to what was promised the $67,000 a year. I met all requirements at year 1.5. They can pay you whatever they want and can get as cheap of labor out of you as they want. The one right you have is you can leave. I have realized in my situation if I want what was promised to me I need to go elsewhere and apply to a job that will pay what was written on a contract because it is not happening here. Keep in mind all attractive females got their promotions not surprising. What you can do is leave!!! Here is another shocker most of the time when you drive by a mansion or get passed by an extremely exotic vehicle (Example: Lamborghini, Bentley, Rolls-Royce). The driver doesn't work for anyone and is usually not a lottery winner they have found a loop hole by making money for themselves, they have found a way to make corporate America fold under their hand. The other issue with this country is the cost of living is way too high for what people make and the beer prices are dropping ever notice this? The reason is because people need an escape from the BS and suffering they deal with on a daily basis. My wife and I both work full time and I work a part time job cleaning toilets and night to get by NOT JOKING. 3 years ago when I was at grad school and if I would have known this was going to be the end result I would have chosen a different path. Overall things are not getting any better any time soon in this country just try not to be like me and get really pissed off at what you can't control being what your organization pays you because your anger and dislike is not going to change things. I know this is wrong I have high blood pressure and cardiac issues over it but I know it is not going to change until I make a change. If you feel your organization has wronged you the only person that cares and can do something about it is you.
This is one of the best troll posts I've read in a while. The perfect amount of truth mixed in with half truths and bullshit to fool the stupid into thinking you're serious. The only mistake was you led with the under $30/hour being minimum. Unless you're in one of the very expensive cities $30 and hour is a solid wage, especially if you're hourly and get overtime.
Legal? yes
Should you ask for a raise? yes
Solved---What is next Mrs. Landingham?
Its not fair, but definitely not illegal. You can probably fix this with a very diplomatic conversation with your boss or perhaps HR.
I was once working for a company that was paying me almost twice what my co-workers were making. I came from a prestigious F100 NE company and moved to relatively low wage area and refused to take a cut in pay. I actually got a small increase. I will add that I had experience on a software platform (SAP) that was in this company's future, but they never went there. I also bought to this company a higher level of professionalism or basically I was used to working long hours, evenings and weekends which was an expectation with the company I came from. I never discussed my salary, which was heavily emphasized when I was hired. A company can pay you whatever they want to pay you.
A lot depends on where you live.
California has modified their pay equity laws and now require "Equal Pay" for "substantially similar work" vs. "equal work".
Not a lot of court cases yet about it to determine whether this means true dollar-for-dollar per position. That doesn't make a lot of sense though.
But the difference in pay for the same job must be based upon what the company decides are appropriate "compensable factors" -- such as experience, education, performance, etc.
If others with less experience or certification are hired in higher than you, then you have a more than valid claim to be compensated fairly - particularly if you're performing in the job at at least an average level.
wage wah wahs wrote:
I work for a company of about 1500 people in which about 70% of those 1500 make up one position spread across many branches. I was hired a year ago and told the pay range was $17-20. I was offerer $19 and then got a pay raise recently to $19.22. However, I recently found out from a couple of friends that applied, that they are not saying the pay range is from $20-24/hr and my friends are getting offers in that range and have no experience in this field. So now, I realize, I'm training people who don't know how to do this job, but are getting paid more than me.
What the F? Is this even legal? I feel like quitting.
Should I talk to my manager? If so, how should I go about this?
Ugh.
Good grief. You agreed to the salary. Either ask for a raise or get another job. It's a free country where the employer wants to pay as little as possible and the employee wants as much as possible. Legality has nothing to do with it...
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