Woman refuses to train her replacement when she finds out she will make $15,000 more than her: 'They valued a new hire more than a loyal employee'

Finding out that your loyalty towards your employer meant nothing leads to a very specific kind of pain. It feels a bit like betrayal; you put in the years and make an effort to deliver great work, but when you ask for fair pay, they tell you that the budget is too tight. But somehow, that very same "tight budget" opens up the second you hand in your notice.

That's exactly what happened to one senior graphic designer; after five years of loyal work, bringing in major clients and leading award-winning campaigns, she decided to move on when her company refused to match a higher offer. Everything was business as usual until her boss asked her to train her replacement. And that's when she found out the new hire was making $15,000 more than she ever did. Now, the right thing to do would probably be to just finish off her two weeks as obediently and diligently as possible; she's just a handful of days away from a more promising career. Still, she can't help but feel like being at least a little petty about it.

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AITA for refusing to train my replacement after I gave notice when I found out they're paying her more than me?

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While I would personally just keep my head down and just try to make it to the end ASAP, I understand the bitterness our narrator is feeling. At the very least, she should argue that if she isn't good enough at her job to deserve a raise, then she has no business training someone.
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Sometimes these things just happen and there is nothing you can really do but move on.
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