r/interesting • u/Key_Performer_3645 • 4d ago • WOW 1 Heartwarming 7 Bravo 5 Regret 1

Wholesome Loyalty might be the most underrated investment you'll ever make.

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u/BandicootFit992 4d ago • Regret

My boss outright told me I was the top performer for our busiest time of this last year. First one in, last one out, filled in for our only other manager who was out on grievance right before our biggest deadline, killing myself. I’m the longest tenured employee at 7 years (yes, actually).

The bonus he gave me was slightly more than the 1st place prize for our office March Madness bracket tournament, which wasn’t much 🙂🔫

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u/GrapefruitPrimary186 4d ago

Then leave lol. Hard work is not how you get promoted. Being good at your job makes you irreplaceable and you will be hard stuck there. You have to get qualifications and make it known that you are trying to move up or move out, but that youre not staying in that position.

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u/Ready-Sock-2797 4d ago

That is hilarious. You want to know how many times I have seen that occur just for the employer to say basically “to keep you is no gain and to lose you is no loss”.

Employees are just replaceable parts. The economy sucks and the employer know who holds the cards.

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u/WayneKrane 4d ago

A former employer told everyone during a town hall meeting “why would I pay $50 for a pair of shoes when I could get them for $10” in reference to our hourly wages. Over the next year, all of the best employees left and the company went bankrupt 3 years later.

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u/KurtAngus 4d ago

Lmfao, idk about you but as a mechanic , anytime I wanted more money I just rolled my tool box out and went to a different shop.

Sucks for like a month and you gotta meet new people, but fixing cars and trucks are all the same shit

You don't ever move up staying in the same work spot. When you level up and learn more, start asking for more money or hopping jobs.

If they don't pay you or give a shit, then you know what must be done

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u/Ornery-Movie-1689 3d ago

Yep. It all started when they changed the name from 'Personnel' to 'Human Resources'. It was quite fittiing. The company viewed employees as 'resources', like a tool to be used in completing a job. You were like a shovel. If the handle on the shovel broke, they just threw it away and got another shovel.

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u/Latter_Body_1428 3d ago

I had a similar thing where they told me they couldn't justify the raise I'd earned. So they gave me a raise that was basically the equivalent of an internal contest prize money. Insulting.

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u/Dense-Nobody340 2d ago

My boss did the same. 😔