I had been working for a big company for 6 years. I started as inside sales nad ended up being the operations manager. I was unhappy, stressed, and was getting paid less than I was as just bookkeeper, also I wanted to go back to school and take care of my two little boys. I decided to quit and gave my two weeks notice. When I did this my boss asked me to train the new person taking over so I agreed to train him for a few days. While training him I discovered he was going to get paid about $10,000 more than I was. Granted he has managment experience but he knows nothing about the business. I did not mention anything to my exboss I really do not see the point now that I am out but I really thought it was unfair. Should I have said something?? The reason why I held back was because he will have to be a reference for any other job offer and I do not want this to bite in the a.. later! What would you have done??
2007-01-14 15:32:03 · 20 answers · asked by estrella 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I think you did the right thing. Karma and all that. However, perhaps you should re-evaluate your worth to a company while looking around. Don't be afraid to haggle over wages. Obviously, if you were asked to train someone worth 10K more a year, you should bring that up in any upcoming interviews as a POSITIVE: as in "I was flattered at my previous job to be asked to train my replacement, especially when I found out he was to make 10K more" - do not say it like it's a bad thing -- and in reality it is not a bad thing! You got more than you think you do!
2007-01-14 15:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by OriginalSim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can call someone from Legal Aid and see if you have a case of discrimination but most likely the company will be able to legal out of it and you'll be the one who gets hurt by it.
Learn from the experience and make sure you get paid what you are worth at your next job. Research and find out what the salary rates are for your profession and stick to your guns on what you are willing to make.
All too often people who are insecure work harder and longer and for less money than the person they replaced or who replaces them.
Consider getting some therapy to help you be more confident and secure in yourself and your value to an employer (and others). Going back to school should help you with that a little bit but ultimately as long as you "let it happen" then this type of experience will just be the first of many in your professional and personal life.
2007-01-14 15:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by briardan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did the right thing, you made the decision to leave based your situation, not how much your replacement might make. So he asked you to train the replacement and you did.
I would have done the same, there is some risk in questioning as you are walking out the door, hey, why didn't you pay me $10k more? it's easy for that to turn into an argument and for what? You've all ready made the decision to leave, I always look at Risk vs Gain and you had nothing to gain by making it an issue.
Good luck!
2007-01-14 15:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by Tim H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's no one's business what anyone else is making...so salary is an EXTREMELY touchy subject when it comes to what others are making. You really can't say anything.
The best thing to do (if you think you are underpaid) is to go to your next position and negotiate your salary. Be polite about it. Do some research on tactics to use..and visit the Wall Street Journal Salary Survey online to see if there's anything on your industry. I've cited this as a source before when negotiating salary and guess what...I ended up with the higher salary! If you are polite about it, it usually doesn't hurt to ask for more money.
2007-01-14 19:21:34 · answer #4 · answered by hockeychic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move on. There's nothing you can do about the situation unless you have a close working relationship with your boss. You said you were unhappy & stressed. Was it due to your difficulty in being the operations manager, or was is due to pay?
Either way, you have made a decision to leave and leave you shall. You have made the right move to not "burn your bridges" by confronting your ex-boss. Although I feel injustice for you, there isn't really much you can do about it.
2007-01-14 15:39:10 · answer #5 · answered by dway2success 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did the right thing by training the new employee. Yes, you will at some time need them as a reference. This would have been difficult and one of the reasons people should not discuss their salary with others.
2007-01-14 15:42:04 · answer #6 · answered by Jan C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few things to consider here, 1st off: Did you ever ask for a raise? Sometimes we dont get cause we dont ask. 2nd of all I dont know about your state law but if you are a female and although you quit you were replaced by a male, you can file an equal employment complaint. Sorry to hear this happened. Still sucks and its a fact that women are underpaid.
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2016-10-07 04:19:31 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have trained them with very minimal skills. Just give them some basics and let them figure it out.
I would have said something about the money - how did you find out they were getting paid more?
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2007-01-14 15:36:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't say anything if you need your ex-boss as a reference. Just be glad that you are leaving a stressful job and going to something better.
2007-01-14 15:36:11 · answer #10 · answered by Stareyes 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋