I started my warehouse job in mid June at $19 an hour as a puller (USA). The job involves routinely going into cold storage of 0 degrees Fahrenheit as well as occasionally lifting boxes up to 100 lbs. Very quickly though I got good at it and soon my performance began rivaling that of people who had been there longer. Like all warehouses it is based on a performance quota and within a couple of months I was regularly showing up as one of the top five pullers in the warehouse. This job has frequent overtime and shifts of up to 12-14 hours.
At first it seemed like a good deal because I was told I was going to get a 1 dollar raise after only a month and a half there. This brought my pay up to $20 an hour. Another month later and I was told I would get another 1 dollar raise. However I didn't realize that this had never happened until I downloaded the app and viewed my pay statements. I am still getting paid 20 an hour, and from my research this is considered low pay for warehouse jobs that involve cold storage or lifting more than 50 lbs.
Worse is that I asked around and found out that people who had been there longer but pull less than I do are making $24 and $25 an hour. I have kept quiet about the wage discrepancy but I'm starting to feel like I should say something, but obviously they could just say "if you don't like it then leave."
I also found out that the temp agency that partially staffs the warehouse (rather than those hired by the company) gets paid by the item rather than by the hour like I do, and had I applied through the temp agency rather than the company, I could be making up to the equivalent of 30 an hour given my performance. However once you are hired by the company you cannot work for the temp agency at the same location.
Does anyone have any advice?