I interned for a company 2 years ago, and through that internship I connected with some people and I still stay connected to some of them. I started work as an engineer last year with a salary of $67k, and I got a raise this year to $69k. I was talking to some of my intern buddies and they were supposed to start at the same salary I started at, but I found out that HR emailed all of them unprompted and said their salary is getting increased to $72k due to the market. Obviously this doesn't seem fair as they have a year less experience than me and will be making more money than me for practically the same job. I know I am new and don't have too much leverage, but is this worth taking up to my boss?
That $3k difference would turn into $4k in 10 years with the basic 3% raise, and $5.5k in 20 years. It would be even more when factoring raises like promotions. Making the more money wouldn't change my lifestyle obviously, I just don't want people with less experience than me making more. Is this worth bringing up or should I just accept it?
Submitted June 19, 2022 at 11:03PM by sudsinme https://ift.tt/iMudIOb
