About 8 months ago, I left a job that I had been in for years because they had refused to make me full time, despite vague promises of full time employment when I completed the degree I was receiving for the field.
After I completed said degree, it was never “in the cards” to make me full time, they didn’t have the budget, etc. etc. So I left. I took a full time job outside of my field because I have bills to pay and really want to be able to afford to eat. The job isn’t fantastic, but it was more than I was making. The place is pretty notorious among staff for mediocre pay, though.
Then, my old job contacted me and asked me to apply for my old job, but full time and at double the pay than I was making. They offered it to me yesterday, with the offer in writing.
I gave notice to my boss, and suddenly there was more money in the budget to hopefully keep me- even to the point of me making about 15 percent more than my supervisor.
Employee loyalty is a scam. Just in the past year, through the threat of leaving, I’ve doubled my pay.