Company refuses to raise employee's salary after 2 years despite junior colleague earning 20% more

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  An employee rubs his temples in frustration at his desk.

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• There are certain things you might expect after years at one job. A pay raise is definitely one of them. It's the biggest way that employers can show their appreciation, and it's best not to neglect that. Sure, things like benefits, verbal praise, and time off can sweeten the deal, but the underlying compensation is the most important part of the package. Jobs don't always understand this, though, and expect more from their employees without raising the pay proportionally. This often falls on the employees' shoulders to look after and constantly remind their employer of. Employers are rarely proactive on their end, even if they should be. It also doesn't stop jobs from steadily increasing the work that they demand. Workloads have a way of sneakily increasing, as the role changes over the course of your time somewhere. This is a normal thing, and should be expected when starting a new job. But if that increased workload doesn't come with some added perks, then that's when things start to go awry. That's what happened in this story, where an employee tried to stand up for themselves but wasn't listened to. 

• My company wants to "optimize" my workload, while my pay alignment issue has been unresolved for months. What do I do?

  

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• When they found out about a coworker's salary and how much more it was than theirs, this employee started to feel devalued. They had advocated for themselves, so why weren't they being listened to? We're taught that we have to use our voices to speak up for ourselves, but that only gets you so far. You also need an institution that's willing to listen to you and help you out when you have a qualm. But the world doesn't work exactly how we would like it to, and this employee learned that the hard way. Read on to see what happened here and decide what you would have done in their shoes. 

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  A frustrated employee looks at his laptop at his workspace

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