I had spent about 3 years trying to have my job level re-evaluated because the role had changed and grown in the time I had been there. My supervisor and manager were supportive and tried multiple approaches but HR kept blocking it.
Eventually I accepted a job offer somewhere else for a 30% increase. I had been there for 9 years by this time. In my exit interview I was clear that I enjoyed the work and my colleagues, but that I felt taken-advantage of, in that there was clearly an organisational need for the work I was doing and they were happy for me to do it but were unwilling to remunerate me appropriately.
Well, they recently advertised for my replacement. They had changed the position description significantly to reflect the work I had been doing, but it was still at the same job level.
I have a regular catch-up with someone who still works there and I’m told there were three applicants for the position and none of them were asked to interview.
I am not ashamed to say I laughed out loud.