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Gender pay gap

I'm six months into a job where my manager constantly over-expects out of the team. We're asked to work longer hours everyday (with no overtime pay – we get paid a fixed amount on a monthly basis) and most of the weekends as well are spent working (again, with no extra pay). In my role, I have access to the company's payroll information. (I'm a finance professional and look after the P&L.) Yesterday I discovered that they've hired a guy for a similar role, with lesser experience than mine, at a higher package. I've heard plenty about gender pay gap but never thought I would experience it myself, in the city and profession that I come from. It sucks. I would appreciate some advice on how soon I can think about moving on, so that I am not termed a job hopper. Also, how do I explain all this (especially…


I'm six months into a job where my manager constantly over-expects out of the team.
We're asked to work longer hours everyday (with no overtime pay – we get paid a fixed amount on a monthly basis) and most of the weekends as well are spent working (again, with no extra pay).

In my role, I have access to the company's payroll information. (I'm a finance professional and look after the P&L.) Yesterday I discovered that they've hired a guy for a similar role, with lesser experience than mine, at a higher package. I've heard plenty about gender pay gap but never thought I would experience it myself, in the city and profession that I come from. It sucks.

I would appreciate some advice on how soon I can think about moving on, so that I am not termed a job hopper.
Also, how do I explain all this (especially the pay gap part) in the interviews? Any criticism of the current job is generally viewed by interviewers as a lack of tolerance on part of the candidate.

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