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hi,i'm Terry,i'm a new member here. so be nice as i wound easily.

i'm having trouble at work again.every job i get,i seem to progress very well and achieve well.i'm a supervisor with a team of ten persons..i've just found out that one of my team is earning the same as me,,
this has really annoyed me,and makes me feel as though my work and abilty has been thrown back in my face,,i've just lost the plot at the moment and cant focus on anything,i just feel like i cant be bothered anymore.
i've aproached my boss on this issue and he says i cant say anything until the end of the month,(when this guys been paid) as the company may alter it,,,as once hes been paid they are not allowed to reverse it.

he says this makes my case for a payrise all the more valid.
is he right? because i just feel used and like hes making a monkey out of me. i just feel like if this guys worth my money,then can do my job,because i cant be bothered anymore.

i work in the parcel industry in the uk.and can name every place an d postcode..(sad eh) so i'm a valuable asset to any post delivery company.


i'm 35 and am worried about these things,.my life is revolves around my work and wen it goes sour my whole world kinda turns upsidedown.like its really not worth anything anymore.

people shout at me for talking when they talk.butt in wen they are talking or saying i'm not taking my tablets when i'm moaning(what tablets? ) i dont understand anymore,,,

Nice to meet you, Terry.

Welcome Terry!

Hi; I wound easily too. Welcome to WP!

Welcome to WP!

Hey, I'm new here also, (though not new to the internet,) but I'm really sorry I can't help. I'm only an early teenager..................

To WrongPlanet!! !

Pay rises are about negotiation so you really have to fight for them. If you're lax about this you'll find yourself severely underpaid.

Or to put it another way, hello and welcome to the boards.

Hello Tez and welcome to WP!

To get your pay-rise you will need to stay objective and keep emotion out of it.

I suggest you put your case for a pay-rise in writing? Give copies to your supervisor and the people who determines your pay rate.

It agree that it is not fair for you to be earning the same as a guy you supervise.

Good luck!

Helen

Hi Tez and welcome to WP

I used to be a Supervisor as well,in the export business,and I often felt I was just being taken advantage of due to my knowledge and experience.
Smelena is correct about the best way to
handle it.As long as you keep yourself in the
right and go by the book it gives you
something up your sleeve.I'd try not to worry too much about the unfairness of it all,although I know just how difficult it is because a sense of fairness is fundamental
to Asperger's.
The truth is that a lot of power-trips and mental abuse goes on in workplaces,but people are so devious about it they hide the abuse in subliminal messages and disguised 'banter'.
I've since found that when people try to
treat me unfairly at work,it really annoys
them when I act as if I'm not really
bothered !
I hope things get better

Hello Tez. Welcome to WP. I hope you like it here.

I hope you get your situation sorted out.

By the way, I know it's not your area but I have an imitation Brummie accent down to a T. What say yow?

Welcome to WrongPlanet.

too many replys,i thought i would be lucky if i got one..i'm amazed.
thanks to you all. youve all cheered me up.

inside i'm furious and feel so unvalued at work..ive tried to look at things from the other side,,but i cant and always end up back at the same spot.


my partner doesnt understand,and when i mention it i just get told to shut up and go away,,,because i'm annoying|! so a lot of the time i just fester these feelings of anger inside...

my direct boss does apreciate me,but he doesnt set the pay scales...i will wait till end of month,,then its time for maxium revolt i think.

Hey Tez,
Welcome to WP and hang in there, good things come to those who wait. BE PATIENT

it depends on where you are, I suppose. I've been doing the same thing for 20 years, and I wouldn't be surprised if I don't make as much as some supervisors did. I don't know how things in the UK go (I just picture it as one big Union, so there's rules). Only worked in a Union shop once, and they had a sit-down strike when someone might have received more money than anyone else...

I suppose being a government employee(?), there should be all sorts of pay rules. Here, if you discuss what you make and management finds out, your pay drops to 0.

Welcome the the worldwide AS consiparacy...we'll send you the brochure with the secret handshake in a few days...

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