The Boss Said I Was Too Old. I Earn 6,000 a Month, While the Intern Gets 12,000

While sitting on the toilet, I heard the new hire under me loudly calling home from the sink outside to share the good news.

They'd made him permanent, and his salary was 12,000 yuan.

I fell silent.

I'd been at the company for six years.

In my first year, I earned 6,000 yuan, with no raise.

In my second year, I still earned 6,000 yuan. At year's end, I got a 5% raise, an extra 300 yuan.

In my third, fourth, and fifth years, my salary stayed the same: 6,300 yuan.

In my sixth year, HR spoke with me today and told me I'd get another 5% raise next year, bringing my salary to 6,615 yuan.

Now I was responsible for coordinating five projects. I couldn't keep up, so I hired three new people to train.

The latest one had just become permanent, with a salary of 12,000 yuan.

That was twice what I made after six years of work.

I left the bathroom and went straight to HR's office to resign.

Brother Li from HR looked surprised.

"Why?"

"The pay's too low, and I'm sick of this job."