He can’t withhold paychecks because the business is struggling, and yet, that’s what he’s doing. There is a lot of uncertainty in the sales industry. There is usually quite a low barrier to entry. Someone can get a sales job with little field experience, or even without a degree. Getting the job is the easy …
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Employee rejects promotion that paid him 35% less than what he’s making now: ‘More responsibility, higher expectations as higher management, but significantly less pay overall.’
Why would he want more responsibility for less pay? It can be hard to know when you’re underpaid. A lot of people claim to be underpaid, even when their salary is pretty standard for their industry and experience level. Most employees don’t have access to their company’s books, so they have no way of knowing …
Seguir leyendo Employee rejects promotion that paid him 35% less than what he’s making now: ‘More responsibility, higher expectations as higher management, but significantly less pay overall.’
Mom takes 60% of the money her 13-year-old daughter earned from tutoring, insists she’s entitled to $25 of every $40 her daughter earns for household expenses: ‘She kept the money in her bag and wouldn’t let me see it.’
She didn’t tell her daughter that she’d be taking more than half of the money she made from tutoring until after the fact. Any kid who has the gusto to work for money before they even turn 16 is setting themselves up for success. There are 13- and 14-year-olds out there with huge babysitting empires …
Seguir leyendo Mom takes 60% of the money her 13-year-old daughter earned from tutoring, insists she’s entitled to $25 of every $40 her daughter earns for household expenses: ‘She kept the money in her bag and wouldn’t let me see it.’
‘Your friend is nuts’: Woman takes 6 years to complete painting commission, tries to charge $500 more than she originally quoted
Mixing business and friendship is not always a good idea. Because once you get money involved, it’s difficult to keep boundaries straight. Even splitting the bill among good friends usually sparks more than a little dose of anxiety. When I was working in retail, I didn’t even really like when my friends came to visit …
Seguir leyendo ‘Your friend is nuts’: Woman takes 6 years to complete painting commission, tries to charge $500 more than she originally quoted