Statistics show that a surprising number of people don’t feel appreciated at work, not a lot of them receive raises or promotions as well
Kimberly was understandably disappointed about the situation. Everyone wants to be appreciated at their jobs, especially after working there long enough to prove their worth. That’s what made it even more irritating when the superiors claimed they couldn’t give her a raise yet were willing to offer a higher salary to someone new completely.
“I am a big believer in livable and fair wages,” she told Bored Panda. “I felt I needed to advocate for myself because no one was going to do it for me. I’ve been asking for a raise for months, and to see the range I wanted listed but not available to me made me really upset.” Based in New York City, Kimberly works as a UX designer. She also writes poetry, which has helped her become even better at what she does for the company. “Being a poet has made me a really great UX writer. I have the instinct for the precision of language UX writing and poetry require. I’m good at distilling complex concepts into user-friendly language. And poetry thinks a lot about the human experience,” she said.
Her experience didn’t seem to be enough for the company to put her needs above those applying for the vacancy. Sadly, statistics show that