Imagine my Indignation
As this week is the anniversary of the suffragettes’ victory in gaining votes for women, I thought it would be good to segue into my own story of less than equal pay for better work!
A few years ago I was working in Germany as a recruitment headhunter.
And it was hard work.
We were measured very closely on how many placements (“heads”) we managed to sell to clients.
There were 5 of us in the team, and we compared stats every week.
We got to the end of the year and all received payrises.
And, being awful employees, we promptly discussed with each other what they were.
Imagine my indignation when I discovered that the two males in the group had had bigger pay rises than I had.