The job posting was no surprise, but boy that salary was.
Im currently working a relatively high stress office job in administration/accounting. I recently got a promotion which I was beyond excited about, full time accounting! I hate administration so it felt like a massive weight was about to be lifted.
I currently make 31k a year (not including bonuses) working full time. It's not sustainable and even in a dual income house my partner and I struggle to get by (Canada). I've been with this company for 5 years now and I'm constantly being told I'm an assent and how they don't know what they would do without me.
The job posting for my current position… 34k-37k a year. Well that feels fantastic. When I confronted my boss: “well you would be bumped into that range based on cost of living this year”
I've slaved away for 5 years at this job. I was the only associate who wasn't allowed to move to remote work durring the pandemic, the result of that being me taking on more work to cover for those not in the office. This work was suposed to be taken off my desk once people started to return to the office. But here I am, over worked and underpaid.
A good friend of mine in the office and I were discussing salaries, I have been with the company for about a year and a half more then him, he makes about 10k more a year then I do. We are both uneducated with little to no past experience in the field.
I am beyond disgusted, if I am so valuable I shouldn't have to chose between eating dinner or lunch and breakfast. I'm not accepting anything less then 42k a year and three weeks vacation or I'm walking out.
I work my ass off and I can't afford to buy a home, take vacations or even to adopt a dog. I'm sick of getting taken advantage of.
Any advice or thoughts are appreciated, as a daddy's girl (please don't be gross lol) he's the first person I go to for advise but as an over paid executive himself, he just calls me a “commie” or “entitled millennial” for wanting/needing more money 🤷‍️
TLDR: I kick ass at my job, got a promotion. The posting for my replacement went up and the salary is significantly more then what I make now.
I am on the job hunt daily and I honestly just feel trapped.