Finding out that you're the lowest paid person on your team even though
you do the same (or more!) work than your colleagues is a pretty
discouraging discovery. If you do find out, you should definitely bring
it up to your manager or if you think they're sympathetic and can do
something about it. How you do it, however, is what makes
the difference between better pay or a dismissal letter.
If you've found out that you're underpaid, it's likely either because someone
else you work with told you, or because you did the research yourself
and found that the average salary for your role at your company—or in
the industry as a whole—is higher than what you're making. Now it's time
to do a little homework.
Are You Really Underpaid?
The first
thing you shouldn't do with this information is assume that because
you're making less than your colleagues that you're underpaid. You'll
need more evidence than that if you go to your manager, so before you
get too angry do a little digging.