Employee quits job after finding out their direct report was making more than them: ‘I brought it up to management and was brushed off’

Is it truly so hard for employers not to take workers for granted and pay them what they are worth?We will never understand why most workplaces refuse to be fair with the salaries they pay employees. 99% of the time, it's not even that employees are asking for huge salaries way beyond their scope or capabilities; they are simply asking to be paid fairly for the work they do. And still, employee after employee, people are turned down when they ask for pay raises or to be fully compensated for the work they do. This leads hardworking employees, who often truly love what they do, to be forced to decide whether they want to put themselves, and the money they make, first and look for other work.So many employees figure out that they would rather look for other jobs than stay and fight management for something as bare minimum as a fair wage. But even though this cycle has been going on for years, many employers still act surprised when the employee who was refused a pay raise two months ago walks into their office with a resignation letter. For some reason, an employee's choice to leave for a better-paying job is considered an out-of-the-blue decision. Then and only then does the negoti…

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