Senior Engineer Makes $20K Less Than Junior Engineers Despite Being a Top Performer

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    Font - r/antiwork u/bos09 23h I'm a senior engineer and the lower level engineers make $20k more.
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    Smile - Background: I'm a senior engineer making 95k at a company that I've been at for 4 years. I was one of the first engineers in their US office; so I'm often the person that people come to for problems that no one else in the company can solve.
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    Plant - Today, I found out a lot of the newer engineers that are one level beneath me are making 115k. I have double the workload, stress, and tenure yet they're making so much more than me.
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    Font - The manager that I had throughout didn't like me either and he made it abundantly clear. Every year he'd give me a 4% raise and act like that was stretch for him to give...even though I'm one of the proven top performers.
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    Font - 3 months ago, the manager was promoted to director and I received a new boss, who is great actually. However I'm not sure how much the new boss can do considering who she reports to.
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    Hair - Any advice for someone going through this? I truly loved working at the company and have a lot of pride in my work, but I feel so cheated.
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    Font - alexanderpas • 21h Apply as a junior engineer at your current company. Lower your workload, and increase your salary. Reply 3.7k ...
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    Rectangle - Sola bos09 OP 21h This is the way. ● : ... 1.5k
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    Rectangle - 88XJman 19h ● Talk to new boss first, if that fails then do this. 4491 ↓
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    Font - lodelljax 18h ● This may work. As a manger one of the first things I do is look at pay versus position and fix problems. Many mangers don't do this. I fight for it. If they don't do it I usually have a chat with the employee on where to look for better pay. Now take this with a grain of salt. My employees love me but directors rarely give me the stellar reviews people who screw their employees get. I however feel like a better human. 400
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    Mammal - All The Pretty Penguins • 22h I get the loyalty and all that but if you got hired on as a senior at a different company, you'd bloody well better be walking into a salary >> 115k because that's what juniors are getting. ... Reply 589
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    Rectangle - ZlatanKabuto • 10h Just look for another job. Your company is not appreciating you. ... G 62
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    Font - III-Simple1706 - 22h Where are they paying juniors 115k? I'll join as a junior! 6 years xp and 106k ... Reply 496
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    Font - Morkhant 22h ● I am also an engineer. Last year, I was paid less than someone with 4 years less experience and no PE license. I had to leave a company I cared about to shake up that pay raise nonsense. I could have held it over their heads to match the offer I got, but I was too disgusted by the people I trusted for 6 years. Definitely shop for alternative jobs and find what your credentials will get you at other companies. Use that to negotiate your salary. Reply 167
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    Facial expression - EDIT: Had the meeting with my manager today. She didn't take it seriously enough so I told them they have 1 week to match what I think I deserve or I'm leaving on the spot. This sucks.

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