I need a place to RANT because this keeps happening and it’s beyond frustrating now. It’s pure ignorance and insensitive.
I work in a male dominated industry, where when I joined, I was the youngest team member and the only female. It’s fair to say it took me ages to get settled and shake off the imposter syndrome.
I’ve worked here for about a year and a half now, and I realised almost a year in that I was paid significantly less than market rates and I was the lowest paid employee. I asked for a salary review in which I basically got told no before he even asked his boss. Said it was too soon etc, whatever.
I then applied for another job within the same company, even though I enjoy my role, but the main thing that got me was the low pay. Long story short, they wanted me for the role. I approached my current boss and said can you match their offer I really enjoy my job. I’d like to stay in this role and yet again before he even asked higher up he was just like, yeah that’s not happening. How to feel valued
To rub salt into the wound last year when I was looking for a new place to rent, I told him the struggles and how the estate agents wanted us to offer more in which he simply replied ‘Just offer more’. And where the HELL is this extra money coming from sir??? You’re on double my salary. What a silly thing to say.
It has now happened again this month. When I mentioned I have car issues and it would cost £60 for a part and I need four. That’s £240 of my wage gone, simply meaning I would not be able to go out that month and I would basically have to just stay in my flat. But of course I got the same silly comment again saying oh yes, ‘just buy it!’. He cannot seem to connect the dots as to why I am asking for more money and it’s painful. After bills etc paid I’m left with a few hundred for the rest of the month to actually somewhat live. I can barely save any money, yet I work for this big company which should be amazing and everyone says I’m doing oh so well and it’s a dream job. I’m sick of it now