Top employee refuses to accept ‘Star Performer’ Award after making the company $7 million and getting a 3% raise: ‘He wouldn’t even get up from his seat to accept the plaque.’

Maybe he was too shy to accept an award in front of all of his colleagues. Or perhaps he’s insulted that he got a plaque for a month rather than a larger raise.

Hotel underpays photographer by half, she undercuts their revenue by 70%: ‘We decided to talk to the customers’

Fair pay for a day’s work is the least that any worker should expect. Sadly, this is not always how things turn out. Many employers have no problem with finding sneaky ways to save themselves a few dollars and pay their employees less. It doesn’t matter that qualified, consistent people are what make an operation …
Seguir leyendo Hotel underpays photographer by half, she undercuts their revenue by 70%: ‘We decided to talk to the customers’

Employee receives 2% raise after making $5 million for company, manager flips out when he refuses employee of the month award in meeting: ‘He said he didn’t want it’

Some workplaces have a funny way of turning achievements into insults. Most employees have at one time or another felt like their efforts have gone underappreciated. It is the nature of the modern workplace that those who put in the most work are more likely to get rewarded with more work than anything else. Compensation …
Seguir leyendo Employee receives 2% raise after making $5 million for company, manager flips out when he refuses employee of the month award in meeting: ‘He said he didn’t want it’

Mom sends unwanted son to work on foreign farm, resulting in him making a fortune through hard work, he refuses to share the profit with the family: ‘Make your own money’

Every parent has a favorite child; that is no secret. However, a decent parent still treats all their children with the same respect and care. Even if they do secretly like or connect to one child over the others, it would be better if they didn’t favor them so bluntly.  A parent who does favor …
Seguir leyendo Mom sends unwanted son to work on foreign farm, resulting in him making a fortune through hard work, he refuses to share the profit with the family: ‘Make your own money’

Retail manager earns only 50 cents more than the employees they manage, despite having 15+ more responsibilities and sales being up 27%: ‘Is this exploitative?’

Less than a dollar more is nasty work. There’s a reason most workplaces discourage discussing salaries with colleagues. When you find out how much more or less your fellow employees are making, it might inspire you to ask for more money. It might also send you into a spiral, making you wonder, «Why is this …
Seguir leyendo Retail manager earns only 50 cents more than the employees they manage, despite having 15+ more responsibilities and sales being up 27%: ‘Is this exploitative?’

CEO announces company exceeded revenue goals by 40% and had its most profitable year, refuses to give employees more than a 2% raise: ‘That doesn’t even cover inflation.’

How nice of them to give their employees a 2% salary increase.  There are always some years when companies are struggling financially. It seems like every company has this pie-in-the-sky belief that every financial quarter is going to be more profitable than the last, and every year is going to be increasingly profitable forever and …
Seguir leyendo CEO announces company exceeded revenue goals by 40% and had its most profitable year, refuses to give employees more than a 2% raise: ‘That doesn’t even cover inflation.’