Speaking up at work is important, but is it always rewarded? Every person that have ever had a job can agree that it is fundamental to be a good coworker. No matter who you are working with, having a good relationship with them is going to make your workday ten times better. Now, when your …
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Nonprofit refuses to give employee a raise after 3 years of working, while the CEO makes $200K: ‘I get exceptional reviews. I was told that this was finally the year I was going to get a raise.’
Why do they promise something they can’t deliver on? It can be difficult to tell if the higher-ups at your company are being 100% honest with you. You’re not in the room when they discuss the precise figures for operational costs, revenue, and profit. You only know what they tell you, and what they tell …
Seguir leyendo Nonprofit refuses to give employee a raise after 3 years of working, while the CEO makes $200K: ‘I get exceptional reviews. I was told that this was finally the year I was going to get a raise.’
Employee receives 7% while coworkers get 13%, starts slacking off and expecting them to cover: ‘They used to do 6 tasks in a day, now they do 2’
Is there anything more annoying at work than having to cover for a coworker who won’t do their job properly? A lot of employers put a lot of emphasis on their employees being good team players, and that is often for good reason. It only takes one bad actor in an office for a workplace …
Seguir leyendo Employee receives 7% while coworkers get 13%, starts slacking off and expecting them to cover: ‘They used to do 6 tasks in a day, now they do 2’
CEO calls employees ‘a family’ in a meeting, refuses to give top-performing member of the family a $1.50 raise the same day: ‘I’m currently doing the workload of 2 people.’
He is so unbelievably phony It can be difficult to tell if the higher-ups at your company are being 100% honest with you. You’re not in the room when they discuss the precise figures for operational costs, revenue, and profit. You only know what they tell you, and what they tell the public, but sometimes …
Seguir leyendo CEO calls employees ‘a family’ in a meeting, refuses to give top-performing member of the family a $1.50 raise the same day: ‘I’m currently doing the workload of 2 people.’
Gen Z employee demands a 50% raise after 1 year of work, requests meeting with CEO after his manager says no: ‘He informed me that he deserves a $41K bump.’
How much is your work worth? There’s an art to asking for a raise. Unless you’re getting a promotion, you can’t really expect to get too big a raise every year. Or maybe you can, depending on your industry! It really depends on what company you work for. I’ve known people who have worked for …
Seguir leyendo Gen Z employee demands a 50% raise after 1 year of work, requests meeting with CEO after his manager says no: ‘He informed me that he deserves a $41K bump.’
Employee doing the work of 2 people asks company for a $40K raise: ‘It would cost the company $120K to hire another employee to do my previous job.’
It doesn’t matter if he tells them he’s worth $40K more. They’re not going to give it to him. There’s an art to asking for a raise. Unless you’re getting a promotion, you can’t really expect to get too big a raise every year. Or maybe you can, depending on your industry! It really depends …
Seguir leyendo Employee doing the work of 2 people asks company for a $40K raise: ‘It would cost the company $120K to hire another employee to do my previous job.’
Company refuses to give a temp employee a raise, despite promoting him to a role that requires the workload of a full-time employee: ‘I’m making minimum wage.’
If he is doing more work, he should at least have the benefits of being a full-time employee instead of a temp. You should feel lucky if you’ve never had to do temp work. Those jobs are not for the faint of heart. You never feel like you’re quite secure in your position, and that’s …
Seguir leyendo Company refuses to give a temp employee a raise, despite promoting him to a role that requires the workload of a full-time employee: ‘I’m making minimum wage.’
Company gives employee a 20¢ cost of living adjustment after 5 years of dedicated service: ‘Their reason? They needed to pay the C-suite more’
Everyone deserves to feel appreciated at work. The number one way that our jobs can show us appreciation is through money. It might be crass to say, but it’s true. It’s why we have such things as promotions and salary raises. We want to be shown that we mean something to the company, and money …
Seguir leyendo Company gives employee a 20¢ cost of living adjustment after 5 years of dedicated service: ‘Their reason? They needed to pay the C-suite more’
Worker turns down promotion of 30% more work with only 5% more pay, boss calls them ‘unambitious’: ‘Am I wrong for not wanting to sacrifice my entire life?’
Would you turn down a promotion if it meant sacrificing your personal life? Work-life balance can be a tricky thing. We all have our own version of what works. Some folks are okay with making a lot of sacrifices for their job. They are fine with being on call all the time, working weekends and …
Seguir leyendo Worker turns down promotion of 30% more work with only 5% more pay, boss calls them ‘unambitious’: ‘Am I wrong for not wanting to sacrifice my entire life?’
Employee works 7 days/week from January to June, is denied a raise at the end of the year: ‘Effectively, I will lose money this year to inflation’
This worker gave all their time to help their company, only to learn that they wouldn’t be rewarded for it. When you give your all to something, you probably want something in return. We’re taught that hard work will yield good results, so we spend our lives in pursuit of that goal. We go above …
Seguir leyendo Employee works 7 days/week from January to June, is denied a raise at the end of the year: ‘Effectively, I will lose money this year to inflation’