modern situation
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- swollenelbow
what would you do if you accidently saw what some people in your company were making and that it wasn't quite the picture your boss painted for you in that you were making so much more than everyone...and that it wasn't even a $150 difference between the ratarded receptionist and the lazy ass moron who writes up 4 orders a day...how would you approach this?
- radar0
burn it down!
- horton0
i think that old unspoken rule, that it is unprofessional to discuss coworker's wages, was created by employers to protect their asses.
why is it taboo to compare your wage against others? say something.
but then again i haven't worked in an office environment for many years, so what do i know.
- todelete__20
So you're not making all that much more than everyone else even though your boss said you were?
Call him out on it. Plain and simple.
Only problem will be trying to explain how you found out what everyone else is making.
- swollenelbow0
kona, yes...not that much at all.
i'm pretty pisses now just because i deserve way more than them. i've never been the type to be a bitch about being handed more responsiblity other than what i do normally. i'm pretty much up to my head in things everyday and stressed like a mutha.
about how i saw that, i use our program to get order information for art layouts, the button for the "employee center" is right next to what i would normally go to...it was an accident.
- xenicon0
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com…
payback isn't a bitch
- TheBlueOne0
How to approach it? The old fashioned way - lawyers, guns, money (and then a few stiff drinks)
- acescence0
the real question is if you confront him and force him to admit he lied, then where do you go from there? he could say that he just can't pay you more, then what? threaten to leave? they may call your bluff.
- swollenelbow0
acescence, i see what you are saying...but at this point i wouldn't be bluffing...
this isn't the first time i've had to punch and kick to get what i deserve, even tho i'm still not getting it i've had to go through some bouts to get what i earn.
this has got to be the worst tho...like crushed me.