So I took a job about a year and a half ago and accepted the salary figuring I knew I would prove myself as it was about 10,000 less than what I was making, but still a better opportunity. Fast forward about a year and they bring someone on with zero experience outside of the company and I find out that they’re paying him $8000 a year more. So I stood on this for about a month or so and went to my manager, had a very professional conversation with him and the HR representative and I said well I’ve been here now in this position for almost a year and a half, and I’ve absolutely proven myself out of 15 managers. My statistics are ranked number one across every metric measured. And I know that there was another manager with zero experience who is literally last in the metrics across the board, who’s making $8000 a year more and I would like my salary to be revisited.

After about a week, I get a call from my manager, saying that they aren’t gonna do anything with my salary, but he understands now that I might leave or at least look to leave and if I could do him a professional courtesy and if I do leave to give him two weeks notice. Lmao.