I'm just here to have a little bit of a rant as i don't really have anyone to talk to.
So the company i work for has been looking for someone to fill an open position for about 4 months now. It's for the same position as i currently have. The idea being that i would get promoted once the position was filled. Currently the manager and i share the reponsibilities of the job i would be promoted to.
Being understaffed the both of us were absolutely swamped. I never complained. Yeah, there were some disagreements but who doesn't have those in times of stress? The pay is decent and i used to think the manager was a decent person as well.
The only other person that i thought was paid equal to me was our warehouse guy. Which i thought was odd as i have more responsibilities, way more experience and know more about our field. But seeing the work he does and all the overtime he puts in i honestly was ok with that. He's also usually the first one to come in and when needed he is the last one to go. (We stay late with him of course but this guy doesn't know when to stop.)
now i recently found out that the warehouse guy made a little bit more than me. That kinda stung. But again, dude works hard and put in a lot of overtime and it wasn't a huge number so i decided it wasn't a big deal. Cut to today.
I overheard a conversation i wasn't supposed to hear. We finally found someone to fill my position. problem is that the manager decided to offer him sub more money than i substantially make. The guy accepted and the manager seemed to be over the moon to have a new guy aboard. Right up until the moment i confronted him. Asking him why a new hire would get a higher salary than me. his reponse: “You have to buy people these days. And if you want to talk about this right now then you'll be disappointed with the end result.”
Told him not to worry and to keep the ad for the open position up as i won't be coming in anymore. Fuck it. i quit.
I did not have anything lined up and to be honest i feel kinda dumb just leaving like that. However, i will not be disrespected like that. Fuck him. I feel pretty confident i can get another job pretty soon anyway.