Just saw a job posting on indeed for my role, and noticed the new pay band is $25.75-$28.00
Yet people that have been working here for years and dedicated themselves are stuck at $25.
And we just got “retention” raises a month ago, I only got brought to 25.75. And now I see the new entry level starting pay for a day 1 tech is the same I make.
I have 5 years in my field and do all of the escalations and hard work. And the new 19 year old kid makes the same amount I do. And that’s even with a “retention raise”
So they adjusted the pay band for new hires to reflect the actual market rate, and then left all of their legacy employees begging for scraps on the old pay band.
Makes sense…
Edit: I’m a fiber optic tech. I do Field escalations, service calls, business accounts, High difficulty installations like complex aerial installs , and now have to also service our legacy wireless system.
And now a Day 1 tech with no experience can make what I make walking in the door