Life has always been unfair, for most of us, from our perspective, because things never go exactly the way we want them to go. It always seems that we are paying less than the efforts we make or deserve, don't you think so as well? So yeah, I have always felt like life has been hard for me, and I deserve way more than what I'm getting now or have in possession.
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— Tony Gaskins
I wish I could activate this quote (on me. So I would have never settled for less, but things are such that there is no other way than to accept it. Tried so many times, but in the special moments, you never know how to filter out the old.
So what am I really talking about? If I were to talk about the most recent one, then I must point to my job. Because, with the tag of startup, all the employees are working their ass off but getting underpaid according to the industry standard. Even though they broke the contract from hybrid and now shifted to full onsite, they didn't increase our salary.
"ᵂᵒʳᵈˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖⁱᶜˢ ᵃʳᵉ ᵐⁱⁿᵉ, ᵘⁿˡᵉˢˢ ᴵ ˢʰᵒᵘᵗᵒᵘᵗ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᶜᵃᵐᵉ ᶠʳᵒᵐ!"
The workload, the dedication, the assurance we are going through, life should have been evaluated properly. That's where I am getting less from life, it's going to be a year soon, and my salary! Even one of my friends, who joined as a fresher, earns 2X much as I do. Our fields are the same, just the domains are different. He was lucky enough to get an offer from an established company where he is getting value properly. On the other hand, mine, which is struggling to go up, is making us struggle as well. What more can be done?
Thought about changing this, but no backup yet where I can step in as soon as I quit. But the fact doesn't change, the hard work and dedication I need to put in here. My first workplace, life could have been fairer, right? Could have been evaluated properly and paid thereby, right?
In a recent clash, everyone had come on a protest, stood up against the recent shift, to pay what we actually deserve, but they had their own excuses and reasons, and stayed stuck to their decision, no increment to anyone. One who could afford to quit has left within that month. We stayed; a few were talking on other sides as well.
***So yeah, hard for me, and that's very clear for me, but not getting paid accordingly, not aligning to the industry milestone, not even by an inch. Life could have been a little more generous in accepting the hassle-free request and rechecking the salaries.