I'm a social worker and I just transitioned to a nonprofit. It's boring, but it paid ok. Then, the grant ended and I moved to a new project. I was pretty excited, because an email had gone out to all staff announcing a 3% raise across the board. But literally the next day I got an email from HR asking me to sign a “change of status form” accepting 9% pay cut.
This was surprising, especially considering I'd been (verbally) assured upon hiring that they had budgeted to keep my current rate for 2 years.
I added 2 supervisors to the email, no one advocated for me. I asked if this means I will not be getting a raise, even from a 9% cut to a 6% cut. I was told I could have one more month of employment at my current rate, or I could accept the cut. Period.
Meanwhile, the office is FULL of brand new standing desks, fancy chairs, and other equipment they don't need, but purchased because they needed to spend down at the end of the fiscal year.
I took the cut because I'm obsessive over stability and want my next job to be a really good fit. But I am absolutely leaving. And instead of trying to impress my new supervisor and going into the office more than half a day this week, I'm at home on Reddit and Indeed.
I thought I might get treated well here because staff retention was a priority in the Strategic Plan. Apparently not. Haven't decided yet if I'll give them any notice– I might just empty my cubicle and leave without a word one day. I'll definitely use up allllll my PTO, too before I go.