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A woman admitted she got the last laugh at her workplace after she realised she was being underpaid compared to her colleagues, despite having a longer length of service . It can be devastating to realise that your employers may not respect you in the way that you want them to. Some people dedicate their lives to one company, only to realise they've been cheated the whole time, while others in the company are thriving. The 36-year-old woman explained to Bright Side that she'd been at her company for nine years, which is way longer than any of her other colleagues. She said that she'd put in the most effort, doing the "hardest work" and even working weekends when the company needed her. Her company also knew that they could rely on her to do good work with clients, which is perhaps one reason why she stayed there for so long . She shared that she was "shocked" when she "accidentally" found out that she was the lowest paid in her team, which contains 10 people. When she confronted her boss, he brushed her off, referring to them as "better negotiators," which she wasn't too pleased with, but she "smiled" and left the office. "The next day, everyone froze when I sent an email where I attached various job offers and messages from recruiters who’d been trying to hire me for years," she wrote. She explained that she'd "always declined" because she thought she was well-respected, but decided to hand her two-week notice in as she'd had enough and also didn't think she was being paid enough for the amount of effort she was putting in. Just 10 minutes after she sent the email, she was asked for an "urgent meeting" with HR, where her boss was there with "concerns and apologies". They then offered her a raise, which would make her one of the best paid on the team. "But it was too late. I know they need me because many of their clients rely on me, so losing me would be a big problem for them, but I told them my mind was made up," she explained. The woman then wondered whether she was making the wrong decision to leave after "nine years of hard work". In the comments, someone wrote: "They did not respect you! If they had not done this, this would not have happened. It happened to me, and I left and never looked back. "I felt once I mentioned I was being paid less and it was just ignored, until I quit, then they there the money, I felt it wasn't the place for me. Go and know you that now they respect your worth". Another penned: "Leave. They didn't care enough about you until you showed them offer letters from other companies willing to pay you what you're worth. "You also showed them you were loyal when you didn't jump ship after getting said offers, believing in the company, but now that you know how they aren't loyal to you, I'd drop them like a hot rock. Let them sink in their own ruin." However, someone disagreed, sharing: "Stay. Unless the other companies are paying you more. And you did get too emotional by sending out that email. "To be honest, no company really values your worth. And negotiation is a real thing, but your boss was wrong for that". What would you do in this situation? Let us know in the comments...
