I’ve been talking with my manager about a raise. On top of being given great feedback during my annual review, I found out the new hires are making $5k more than me but we have identical roles. During our last meeting, he agreed that the reason he got from his boss as to why I couldn’t receive a raise (“the expected future role had changed”) was bs as he agreed the roles are identical and encouraged me to email his boss and hr. I literally would have never even thought to do this without his encouragement, regardless of how frustrated I am.
So I emailed his boss and hr and bcc’d him, as he requested.
Today, he told my team leads I was “hellbent” on talking to his boss and nothing he said could dissuade me. I was really worried he would do this. Now I look like an insubordinate asshole and I’m a bit worried about repercussions.
I’ve been looking for another job for months, but my experience isn’t where it needs to be for this industry (I’ve been in this role for a year, most job postings are asking for a min. of 3). I’m feeling hopeless and so angry.