Wage Advocacy Pillows

"I've never said this to a woman before, but here goes: We're not paying you enough."

'It's not fair. Women doing the same job I'm doing in this office are being paid more than I am!'

'Sex discrimination? What are you talking about?'

'Yes,we have equal pay in that we are grossly underpaid, all of us.'

"Oh, I can be dependable, and for another £200 a week, I can be productive too."

'Are you picky about preferring something with a livable wage?'

'A word in my office Jones.'

Help. High performing teacher trapped in low performing pay scale.

Income inequality vs Income Diversity.

"She's always like this at this time of the month!"

"We pay the living dead wage."

The struggle for a decent payment.

'The problem is, you don't take enough pride in your temporary, no benefit, below living wage job!'

You earn too much! Executives vs Unions.

"I agree you're due for a raise, and when you leave my office, you'll still be due for a raise!"

"Equal pay? Good grief, I remember when we could get away with a few shiny beads and bits of mirror!"

'Look, I agree that you deserve the same salary as your male counterparts, but I have a responsibility to defend the traditional pay structure.'

'Watch out or they'll shove higher wages and better life down your throat!'

"The 'wage gap' mostly disappears when you control for the fact that women work far fewer hours than men."

"Boss, my living wage is on life support!"

"...as far as most of us are concerned you're just one of the chaps!"

"The raise I'm asking for isn't just about me. It's about shrinking the income gap."

"According to our records, we gave you a raise 15 years ago. And now you've requested another one? Greed is not a quality we like in our employees."

Executive pay.

Flunkey asking for a larger salary and not happy to be compared to a lower order of clergy

'Shouldn't you be marking our homework ?'

Number of Days Without a Rise

...and don't forget to ask them for more overtime.

"There is equal pay for equal work. We all receive substandard salaries."

"I can start you on minimal wage."

Help. High performing teacher trapped in low performing pay scale.

"And remember Miss Wilson, if you have any sexual harassment from anybody below director level, let me know."