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    Employee gets job with high school diploma, company cuts hourly rate by $6 after 4 years because he doesn't have a degree: 'Suddenly, it's a huge issue'

    A degree may be a good thing to have on a resume, but it isn't a necessity for many jobs.

    While you are undoubtedly going to want to have a fancy piece of paper or several if you are a doctor or civil engineer, the types of work where having a college degree is an inarguable necessity are not as varied as the job market can lead us to believe. Sorry, business majors, but the white collar world is filled with people who could have just learned on the job instead of dropping thousands of dollars on a college education.

    This isn't to say higher education is useless, but the reality is that many roles demand a bachelor's or higher because it is one of the simplest ways to filter out applicants. It's not like you need to be a professor to complete 95% of the tasks required by the world of corporate.

    In anything, this is proven by the fact that even in the ultra-competitive hiring market of today, there are plenty of applicants doing just fine with only a high school diploma (and occasionally they don't even have that). So long as they find a job that is willing to hire them, they have the opportunity to prove themselves.

     

     

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    • While it is perfectly possible to have professional success without going to college, some people feel like they get discriminated against in the workplace because of their perceived lack of education. One employee found themselves in a difficult situation when his company suddenly decided that his pay should be reduced by $6 an hour because he didn't have a degree.

      What made this situation particularly confusing is that he had done this job for four years without any issue, and he had been hired with the knowledge that his highest academic qualification was a high school diploma. He felt that he was being treated in a way that was unfair, and sought out advice on how to tackle this problem.

    • After 4 years, my company is using a degree I never claimed to have as a reason to cut my pay.

      I got a strange call from HR a few days ago. They told me that a 'routine file audit' found my file was missing proof of a college degree for my position, which they now claim 'requires' one.
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    • The thing is, I was completely upfront about this from day one. My resume clearly stated I only have a high school diploma, I said so in the interviews, and during my onboarding on my first day, they asked for a copy of my degree.
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    • I told them again that I didn't have one, and they said it was fine and to give them my high school diploma instead.
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    • Everything has been fine for 4 years until now. But now, suddenly, it's a huge issue, and they want to cut my pay by $6 an hour.
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    • And the strangest part: I'm pretty sure there are a few others on my team who also don't have degrees, but no one has said anything to them.
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    • Their pay remains unchanged. I know that legally, a company can reduce your pay if they want to.
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    • But can they do it based on a condition they've known about and been okay with for years?
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    • More importantly, can they apply this rule only to me while ignoring others in the exact same situation?
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    • I'm worried they might fire me if I refuse this pay cut. Honestly, any advice on this would be a lifesaver.
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    • I've been searching online but feel like I'm just going in circles.
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    • Aloha-Eh Lawyer up, and look for another job.
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    • Odd Welcome7940 Well is 6/hr 15% of your pay? If so that means staying or leaving becomes up to you. If it's more than 15% of your pay then it is called constructive dismissal which means you can leave and collect unemployment. Speak to a cheap lawyer or labor advocacy in your area first to confirm that of course.
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    • AudaciousGee Leave any company that wants to cut your pay for doing the same work.
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    • modeZILLA If no one else is getting the pay cut it seems like they are trying to push you out the door, personally I would leave and let them find someone to replace you, also wouldn't work another day under the new pay cut, best idea is to find a new better paying job, when one door closes ten more always open up!
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    • LiefFriel Is it legal? Probably. Is it good management? No. But if I had a penny for every piece of bad management I've seen in my career, I'd have a lot of pennies.
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    • AnemosMaximus Sabotage the company. Work your wage.
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    • julietvw Depends where you live, this is useful information for local laws.
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