Employee discovers the new hire is making more than them: 'With zero experience in this position'

While it might be tempting to wait out an impending layoff or quit rather than stomach unfair treatment or the foul nature of your egotistical boss… Without a doubt, the best time to find a new job is when you're still employed. You'll be undoubtably less stressed due to more financial stability allowing you to be more selective and find the right role. During interviews this feeling of security allows you to come across more confidently, which apart from making you more likely to get another role in the first place in turn allows you to negotiate from a stronger position.

This worker discovered that their job of eight months had brought on board a new hire who was making more than them and other longer serving members of staff. The cherry on top was that their new team member had the least experience of anyone on the team.

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This discrepancy in pay, unfortunately, happens all too often with organizations remaining reluctant to budget for raises and market adjustments for their existing staff when they see using those funds to be competitive in the job market as being more important to bring on board new workers. This can lead to pay gaps among team members and ultimately a brain-drain of the most experienced and longest-serving workers. This worker shared their own experience with this popular online community, sparking discussion on the topic.