So this new minumum wage thing?

TrailBeast said

I have been saying for years now that we are going to end up with a society that has read all about it, but doesn't actually know how to do anything.

Beside the point though.
Train a new person that got hired making more than you do after you have been there for years and have climbed the company ladder only to have someone new that you are responsible for training placed a rung above you financially.
They make more than you do, although they have none of the certifications, training or experience you do.

Like my Son said, "I didn't go there every day for three years to get certifications, I went there every day for three years to make money".
"The certs were necessary to make more money, but the new person gets all the benefits of the money and didn't have to do any of the work to get there".

It's a real world case of "being born on third base" and it's having a destructive effect on good employees.

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That's the pain of raising the minimum wage. It raises the very bottom of the working class but takes a bite out of the tier just above it.

While it's not immediately fair, it does eventually work it's way through the pay scale and become more even later on. There is no gain without pain, and someone has to feel it...for a while.

Someone with the Certs will eventually make more than those without it that have suddenly had their "ship raised in the water". Sometimes the best way to get that gain is to move on and compete for a new job with Certs in hand.

Life isn't always fair, but those at the bottom do need a lift...and those just above them will eventually find their ships rising in the water too. While not immediately comfortable, it just takes time for it to all work out.

BTW, I started my career making $3.10/hr and now pull $325/hr consulting through hard work and building my experience. Many times in my career there were those around me making more than me because of timing or circumstance...but I have long since passed all of them now.

It's all about making the most of the education (certs included) and the skills you have...and never losing sight of the future you want.

Don't despair the moment...see the future...and make it yours!