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Today I was offered a promotion..my boss’ face dropped when she learned…

that I knew the pay scale the last time they hired for the same position, and that my offer was $12,000 less than the low end of the pay scale. She then said about nine different silly excuses including “most people aren’t being paid market value here, and I didn’t get what I wanted either..” as if that was supposed to make me feel better. Basically I would have double the responsibility including managing employees…all for a $6,000 raise. Do I just outright refuse leaving them more scrambled and start job hunting, or accept and be waayy busier but have a better title to have on my resume? ETA – I’ll be looking elsewhere regardless, more wondering if I should pass to let them know how insulting it is and to just have an easier workload, or take it and have less energy to give to the applying process..but have…


that I knew the pay scale the last time they hired for the same position, and that my offer was $12,000 less than the low end of the pay scale. She then said about nine different silly excuses including “most people aren’t being paid market value here, and I didn’t get what I wanted either..” as if that was supposed to make me feel better.

Basically I would have double the responsibility including managing employees…all for a $6,000 raise.

Do I just outright refuse leaving them more scrambled and start job hunting, or accept and be waayy busier but have a better title to have on my resume?

ETA – I’ll be looking elsewhere regardless, more wondering if I should pass to let them know how insulting it is and to just have an easier workload, or take it and have less energy to give to the applying process..but have the better title and make a wee bit more.

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