MABEL was promoted several months ago after the previous person in the job, Jack, was asked to leave. Mabel wasnât sure she wanted the position permanently, so asked if she could do it for a year. Towards the end of that year, she and her boss would have a discussion about her future. That time is approaching, and Mabel reached out to me to discuss some concerns.
When Mabel was asked to do the job, she learned that Jackâs salary had been $125,000. Yet Mabel was offered $85,000 to do the same jobâa $23,000 pay increase for her. She was told that the lower salary was due to a COVID-19-related decline in revenue. The organization just could not afford to pay Mabel what it had paid Jack. ....