Afraid to speak up about my pay. Been there 16 yrs. Job role has morphed into a do everything umbrella and most recently absorbed receptionist role. The law firm moved during COVID and cut tons of huge expenses like monthly parking, went paperless, cut rent in half. No raises while partners took every penny of Covid money. Not even cost of living raise last year. This year given 3.%.
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