Author: Olivia

I have been working for a small business in a technical field since graduating from college about 4 years ago. The business I work for is small, I was their first employee, and am currently one of four. Over the holidays and start of the new year I began chatting with colleagues from other, larger businesses in the industry about salary, since I don’t have a peer group to discuss this with at my workplace. Ultimately, I discovered I am getting paid significantly less than my peer group, by around $15,000-20,000, and I do not get paid overtime like they do. Initially I was taken aback, and tried to rationalize that the circumstances are different since the company I work for is so small. After many long chats with family and friends, I know my work experience and time is valuable and I deserve to be compensated as such. So…

The parents will hate and blame them but it's the only way to get this horrible poverty loop some attention.

I told my boss I have recruiters reaching out to me with 40-50% base increases, not including absurd bonus targets, fully remote jobs to lower my cost of living and this firm comes back to me with 2.2%?! In this inflation?! Cool. Bye. I have a second round interview tomorrow and have 5 recruiters in my inbox in the last 24 hours. Bye!