Hey guys, so I’ve been hustling at this job, giving it my all. But when I finally asked for the raise I was promised, they hit me with “get a second job.” What?! 😒
I mean, I’ve been putting in the work, saving the company thousands, and boosting sales. But now I’m being told to work even harder just to make ends meet? 🤔
Have any of you been in a similar situation? What did you do about it? Help a fellow hard worker out and share your experiences below! Let’s navigate this together. 💪 #SalaryStruggles #WorkHard #DeserveBetter 🙌
Look, the fact is that this place has given you valuable experience and it’s time to take that experience and leverage it into a better job elsewhere. They’re not going to suddenly start recognizing your value or have additional funds show up for your salary, so phone it in while you send out resumes.
A man who doesn’t keep his promise is no man at allÂ
Fuck them, leave immediately. They’ve shown you that they can’t be trusted unless you have the cash in hand immediately.
Sounds like time to find a second job… as in find a brand new job and quit the current job without notice!
A record breaking year doesn’t mean you get a raise that’s not how economics work that’s not how any of this works.
*We execute with a smaller team and have record breaking sales.*
This, along with poverty wages, is being replicated throughout the US at the behest of the parasite class. & the parasite class own your lying venal ratbastard politicians outright so don’t look to them for changes. Ditto your much vaunted Supreme Court, the Justices can be relied on to give rulings based on which side their investment portfolios are buttered. The only way to break the “shareholder stranglehold” is to Unionise & force the issue – which Americans seem reluctant to do because Unions are a commipinkofaggit socialist plot to lower sperm count in American Men. Or something.
‘Murican Dream y’all!
Is the second manager clear on your value to the company? If so, I would express to him that you need him to step over his boss. I had a similar situation (not salaried) but I was promised 2 raises in the year to make up for being undervalued upon hiring. Cue big big boss (regional level) gets canned about the same time first raise is due.
Direct boss says we gotta wait, but I’ll get it at my annual review. Surprisingly, come time to pay up it’s just not in the budget. Mind you, we are the highest grossing sales location, trained all management for each location, and I was the key trainer for them in my department. So I’m pissed. Visibly. My direct manager asks what’s wrong. I tell him. New OD is in-house today. He goes straight to him and tells him what’s up. OD asks if I’m integral. “Utterly.”
And 20 minutes later, my big boss calls me into the office with OD at his shoulder, and “I’ve thought about what a valuable member of the team you are and I’ve decided to go ahead push for you to get that raise you were owed. We couldn’t do it without you.”
The only hard part was acting gracious since the OD was present. He did give me a head nod, though.
Your boss is stealing your money for his bonus. The bosses above him won’t like it usually. When squeaking don’t work, go Ratatouille.
Not a second job, but a new one and if you can alter any “good things” you’ve done for them before you go do so.Â
 Employers are NOT ever our friends, they WILL ALWAYS pay the least, treat you like shit and dispose of you the second it’s convenient.Â
 Take as many people with you as you can, in fact consider setting up on your own if you can get enough if the disgruntled employees to come with you..Â
 To every one else reading this unionize unionize unionize and support every other worker no matter the sector, the roll or the location.Â
No 2 weeks notice for them (which is a courtesy anyway) and leave as soon as you have a better job.
sounds like the workers need to put in a freeze on working.
I wouldn’t get a second job. I’d get a new job.