Sort of a throwaway account to keep anonymity. Been with a company throughout my entire bachelor degree and a few years post grad. Slowly moving up within the firm. Started at $10/hr all the way up to $28/hr throughout a 7 year period.
$28/hr sounds great until I saw my old college buddies making close to $40/hr with the exact or even less experience. I brought this up to my boss last Fall and he said something along the lines of “I didn’t know you went into this industry for the money.” Bro I’ve been on poverty wages half my time here and I’ve generated enough money for you to buy a new car and go on countless vacations while I heavily relied on my parents for financial support.
I applied to a couple of firms for “Fuck it. Why not.” Within less than two weeks, I received 5 offers of around $85K salary plus substantially better benefits. Told him he could either bump me up to at least $80K ($38ish/hr) or I’m giving my two weeks. He fired me on the spot.
I’m not one to burn bridges. But I feel like I’ve wasted 7 fucking years of my life because now I can’t even use this POS as a reference in the future. But all is well. I’ve been with a new company for about a month, $82K, free health insurance, 3 weeks PTO, ability to WFH and flexible hours.
Couldn’t have done it without this sub making me realize how little these people actually care about their employees. Hope you all have a great weekend