While I dont work for the specific department that just made this choice, I have been the next person to make the jump to that department after one of the boomers retire (~2 years). However, just today they announced that once they do retire the responsibilities would stay EXACTLY the same, but what they were willing to pay was going to drop… ready for this… 20-22k a year. I am now without a doubt leaving this company. I've been strung along for years, promised this high paying job because I was the exact candidate they needed… to now find out at best I'm getting a 4K raise.
Oh and to boot, the educational requirements have gone way up. The boomers needed a college diploma in science to work here, I needed a fucking masters. But dont worry, I dont mind making less than my dumb fucking senior of an employee who shuffles his way around work not accomplishing much of anything at all.
But dont worry guys, I already do not eat avacado or own a D+ subscription, so I'm saving tons a month anyways, so I'll be fine right?