Also, after the hell of paying down their debt from school and awful work experiences, I don't think they were looking forward to raising a family in such economic conditions.
I never understood this. It's not like the company will ever hire you back. It's not like you'd want to go back. I give companies the same treatment they give me: I don't owe you anything. I leave anytime I please. Once I got a job offer during my shift and I just left my position right there and then. When they fire you, it's not like they give you any notice. I generally want to know, because I have honestly no clue. Is it because everyone has been conditioned by corporations for decades?
Inflation in 2021 was 7.48%, so if your raise wasn’t at least 7.5% you actually got a pay cut. My raise was 1%. I got a shitty review due to a shitty boss, who has since left the business thank god, which was a direct cause of my poor raise. I never would have gotten enough to cover inflation anyway, no one ever does.
Small business with shady owners. Some coworkers and I met up to hang out and found there were pay discrepancies between people with the same jobs/experience. Bosses also hired minors (for less money) because they're easier to exploit and treated non-white staff differently. I mentioned forming a union or co-op to a warm response, and we all agreed we'd need to keep things quiet for now and do some research. Right after this I landed a job that I need professional experience in for my degree. Since the new job meant I wouldn't be around for any potential union vote or other organizing work, I decided I would ask for a raise and quit on the spot when they refused. They beat me to it by giving me a $1 raise last week, which doesn't even cover inflation, so instead I quit today citing pay discrepancies as the reason. When…
