#FML #underpaid #salarydecrease #careerfrustration
Are you feeling the frustration of being undervalued at work? It can be demoralizing to receive a decrease in salary instead of the raise you were expecting. You’re not alone in this struggle, and it’s essential to address the problem head-on to find a solution that works for you. Let’s explore practical ways to navigate this challenging situation and come out stronger on the other side.
Understanding the Problem
Two years ago, you were hired at a rate that was later revealed to be a mistake by your employer. This revelation came as a shock, and to make matters worse, they are now reducing your salary from almost $21 to $19.20. It’s frustrating and disheartening to experience such a significant decrease in compensation, especially after investing time and effort into cross-training and taking on additional responsibilities to grow within the company.
Embrace Your Frustration
It’s okay to feel upset and disappointed about the situation you’re facing. Acknowledge and validate your emotions, but don’t let them consume you. Use this frustration as fuel to drive you towards finding a solution that works in your favor. Remember, you deserve to be fairly compensated for your hard work and dedication.
Seek Clarity and Advocacy
Initiate a conversation with your employer to gain clarity on the reasons behind the salary decrease. Advocate for yourself by highlighting your contributions, accomplishments, and growth within the company. Make a compelling case for why you deserve to be compensated fairly and explore potential avenues for a resolution.
Explore Alternative Opportunities
If your current employer is unwilling to reconsider your salary or provide a satisfactory explanation, it may be time to explore alternative opportunities. Update your resume, network with industry professionals, and actively seek out job openings that align with your skills and experience. Don’t be afraid to make a change if it means securing a better future for yourself.
Stay Resilient and Motivated
Remember that setbacks like salary decreases are temporary challenges that you have the ability to overcome. Stay resilient, motivated, and focused on your goals. Use this experience as a learning opportunity to advocate for yourself, negotiate better terms in future employment situations, and never settle for less than you deserve.
By addressing the problem with determination, resilience, and a positive mindset, you can navigate this difficult situation and emerge stronger on the other side. Don’t let setbacks define your worth or limit your potential. Keep pushing forward, and remember that your value extends far beyond your current salary. You deserve to be recognized, appreciated, and fairly compensated for your contributions. Keep fighting for what you deserve, and never settle for less. #YouDeserveBetter #EmpowerYourself
I think that might be illegal. You should check with the dept of labor
Bail as soon as you find another gig. Don’t even give notice.
I did a quick Google search ( Yeah I know) Apparently it’s not illegal
It’s legal.
You doing extra courses/training doesn’t mean extra pay.
Act your wage! .. isn’t that what they always say?
The clock should be ticking on your time left at your current job. You only have their word (which you probably shouldn’t trust) that this was the case. I’m surprised they’re not asking you to pay back any supposed overage.
Tell them that they can make things equal by bringing them up to your salary, but you are not going to accept a decrease as it constitutes constructive dismissal.
If they don’t increase your pay, resign and file for unemployment.
Time to find a new job but in the meantime, start acting your wage and slow down at work.
This is a constructive dismissal, go get that unemployment and then move on.
Just cause chaos. Tell everyone you work with that you’re getting paid $21 (more than them) just to see what happens. Have your pay stubs ready as proof. Have another job ready on standby lmao. They may need to do damage control by acknowledging they’re reducing your pay, or possibly put everyone else’s up. Anyway it puts them in a bad position
they cant change it down without you accepting it. thats them firing you and you should accept that and take the maximum unemployment time to find a new job.
I would of walked TBH the second they told me my wage was going down.
$21 is barely passable. And its not, at all, acceptable to lower a wage after you have two years of experience there.
Don’t quit, make them fire you and collect unemployment.
Tell your boss you are no longer willing to perform task X (pick something important) since your pay was cut.
“At the new pay rate something Has to be cut so I’ll no longer be doing X task moving forward.”
Be polite and professional but don’t give them an inch. Start looking for other jobs on company time and just collect as much from them as you can until you’re fired. Best case scenario you find a better job and just stop showing up at this one with zero notice. Worse they fire you and you collect unemployment which they will hate.
Find a job first and then quiet quit the current role
Time to find a new job.
Is this a constructive dismissal?
Stop doing anything the least qualified person cant do. If pay is the same so is the work
If you are in Ontario, that is illegal.
Yeah, that’s a leave ASAP situation
Email everyone at the same level as you and tell them this and that the company has the money to pay more
You were hired at the two years ago rate when they couldn’t find employees and now they’d rather risk you quitting than continue paying it. I’d find something else soon and just stop going.
These are both poverty wages. Who even cares.
Instead of raising everyone’s salary to match yours? How thoughtful. Maybe you should verify their stance by asking all your coworkers what they make.
Find a job and dip immediately
Contact the DOL. There is a law that if wages are leveled out to be “fair” it has to be an upward increase of the lower paid employees, not a downward adjustment to the higher paid ones.
They may have done this in a misguided attempt to cover themselves against an “Equal Pay” wage/discrimination claim. But they executed it wrong. Chances are someone of protected class made an official complaint, and instead of adjusting their wage up, they pulled everyone else’s down.
See if you can get them to put “to be fair” in writing, text or email or some other notice.
Don’t walk, run
Quit immediately and don’t leave a notice. You deserve more respect than that. I have done it at the last 5 jobs I’ve had and I have gone up in pay every time!
If an employer told me this I would literally stare at them without saying a word then when they ask me to leave the room I will leave the job and never come back.
Constructive dismissal.
They’re not really telling you. They’re asking if it it’s ok and if you show then that’s a your approval.
Don’t show. Fuck them. And go get unemployment.
Fuck them, find a new job. Do nothing but what your job explicitly entails. You haven’t earned a raise in 2 fucking years? That’s some bullshit. The next day you are at work tell them to give you a very clear job description. Don’t do shit until it’s done.
Act your wage until you walk!
Tell everyone you got a raise, 25 an hour and 2 weeks of pto (added if you already have any)
This is the absolute worst thing an employer can do to retain employees. I feel like they have to be trying to get rid of you.
If you have any other opportunities walk out.
You’d make a better living bumming on the side of the road. Fuck that job
“mistaken rate” 😂😂😂
Even if it’s not illegal you can still sue them. My guess is the second they hear from any lawyer they will fold.