Finally my turn to rant here!
I'm usually a semi-yes man, working for the company's interest in mind rather than limit myself to my responsibilities. For my latest boss, it's the second stint I've done for him, and I've gone waaayyy above and beyond for him, especially considering some of the clowns he employed before me.
It's been one and a half years. Worked public holidays, and worked Sundays. Varied my shifts between 6-13 hours according to his needs. Varied my starting times. Taken up on-call demands. Provide some remote support outside of work hours. Doubled my responsibilities vs my contract and vs others in my role. Taken up light management duties. Trained half a dozen people on technical roles. Restructured and written up new procedures. Have better work ethic than most in the company. He's got my trust and honesty, which is certainly lacking in his company. Have made very few high-cost mistakes vs people before me.
All of this for slightly-above market rate for similar roles with way less responsibility. And all he's given me is a 5% raise when my previous superior bolted for the door after training me up, leaving me in his shoes.
5%. It was an insult
I like my job. I somewhat like my boss (ironically), I love my workmates. I'm a critical, perhaps irreplaceable, part of the company. They probably can't run for months without my knowledge. But the pay is insulting.
I wanna start quiet-quitting till I find something new. What do you guys think?
Update: he gave me an 8% raise….