Yearly raises came today. My coworkers and I had been yelled at over the last two months for discussing pay, several times being told it was a “fireable offense” lol.
Yearly reviews & wage increases finally happen today, and we each received a 3% raise from our $15 – $16-ish per hour rates. This is after a record sales year, and a hell of a busy season due to not having staff because “no one wants to work” and all that fun stuff. I feel so defeated. I was making less than the new hires and I’m just now matching their starting rate after being here for three years.
I don’t know what to do. I feel so undervalued, unappreciated, and downright defeated. I want out.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.