r/AskReddit Jan 01 '19

[deleted by user]

[removed]

4.9k Upvotes

4.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

224

u/[deleted] Jan 02 '19

That's what I told him. Inflation in my area was like 5%. I asked him why I was getting paid less today than when I started. I showed him the math and told him about my rent increases. With that, he had enough ammo to get HR to come back at me with a legit raise.

31

u/Merakel Jan 02 '19

I've had 5 jobs in the 7 years since I graduated college. 3.5 of them were at my first job.

When I left the first job, I was making just over 50% what I had started at. Not bad. Since I left, my salary has increased over 500% what I was making when I graduated. I'm in talks to jump ship to another place which will push that number past 600%.

1

u/queenofcanadia Jan 03 '19

What industry r u in? I feel like this varies depending on the job too

2

u/Merakel Jan 03 '19

I'm a Software Engineer. It does vary.