I was told how good I was when working at 7-11, so they gave me a 5 cents an hour raise! Plus, I was going to school full-time. I found another job.

Translated: We are hiring someone cheaper because we can get away with paying them less.

Remember: No job pays more than they absolutely have to.

It would hurt...major disappointment! But, don’t linger on it to long, as you could ‘take,’ it on as ‘you’re a failure!’ Something is happening beyond your knowledge...I just remembered a quote from long ago...’I was looking for a job when I found this one, and I can find another one, the same way!’ Never let one event ‘define you!’ Define who you are yourself, and when you get knocked down, you will recover much faster! Best of luck to you...

I would indict the company for not respecting the merit of an employee, and then transition into new work. Nobody has the right to kick someone to the curb without finding a new job for them, that is a violation of self-property.

If your employer did this, make sure they suffer.

Ugh. That sucks, I'm sorry. ?

Very dissapointed.

OUCH! I'm very sorry. At the very LEAST, they owe you a glowing reference.

Well, it's horrible, but I guess you can ask them for a letter of recommendation or something to get a better job? If you did such a good job, it shouldn't be a problem.

Hr dogbert horse shit

I’ve experienced that.

My first thought is that they can get someone else for less money.

Pretty good. My biggest raises have been a result of a new job.

I think thats a golden hand shake. imagine the payout in court for such a dismissal.

Went through worse recently, but I do hope things work out for you. :/

Jeebus, they just stabbed you in the back to watch you bleed out. And you're in a "right to work" state which means they have the right to fire you at will. I am so sorry that they did this to you. Here is a resource you might check out: [money.usnews.com]

The anxiety is terrible. I went through this a year ago. Yes, executive level job, but sole household income, and I got scared. I could not relax at all, felt deep guilt (was partly avoidable but my stupid ego gets in the way), drank too much, and made everyone around me completely miserable. My decision was to seek work I would like, and put every ounce of energy into that. Took a huge pay cut to go to a small company with awesome people. No more horrible corporate politics. No more having to fit in to some ultra conservative way of being. Honest, open and challenging people. The new place has its problems, but I will take that as a challenge. Work places can be TOXIC.

Have they chosen a man? Is it a relative? Is it someone being paid less? Is it someone with higher qualifications?

You need to know the details before thinking about discrimination.

If that would happen to me, I’d ask for the reasons why I didn’t get the position in writing. Then I would start searching for another job. I don’t stay where I’m not valued.

Which company would do that?

I think confused, disappointed, hurt, betrayed, confused, angry, confused. In that order.

That is horrible.

Glad that I live in a country with workers rights. Encouraged that I'm confirmed as good at my job at a time when I'm going to look for a new one and angry whilst I visualised all the physical harm I'd visit onto the person I heard this from if I weren't so week willed, feeble and law abiding.

That said, I did experience something similar a long time ago. I'd signed up for temp work at an agency and they got me a gig at a factory filling in for someone on maternity leave. They'd been off for a month or two and there was quite a backlog. At the end of the week I was told. "I'd love to have you back any time as you're a good worker. Unfortunately you've completed all the work so we don't have anything else for you to do."

Totally frustrated. Sorry if that happened to you