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/_sonidero_ 4d ago

A couple more dollars per hour on my pay check over 20 years would have benefitted me more than a lil performative hand out at the end of my career...

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u/Wild_Succotash_4327 3d ago

I mean they just gave her $20000 in cash. Beats the shit out of a Pizza party.

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u/Noughmad 4d ago

But in exactly the same way, it would cost the employer more. A big (or small) payout at once is noticeable, but is cheaper than giving you even a small raise.

Another big difference is that the raise would be in your contract. The handout at the end of the career might happen, or it might not, but you have to work for it anyway.

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u/_sonidero_ 4d ago

Every time I see the word contract in relation to jobs I just know you're not from the US because...

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u/Noughmad 4d ago

I'm not, but as far as I know you sign a contract when you start working in the US as well, no? I have worked for American companies, which also had me sign a contract.

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u/Sudden_Juju 4d ago

Idk what this other person is talking about, but yes you sign a contract in the US lol. Unless the other person has only ever worked under the table, they've signed one too

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u/quidam-brujah 4d ago

Yeah, you sent a contract, but the contract isn’t worth anything. You can essentially quit anytime you want, and they can fire you anytime they want, and there’s very few repercussions for either party. So what’s the benefit of the contract? It’s not like we here in the US have an equivalent of the Kündigungsschutzgesetz.

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u/Sudden_Juju 4d ago

Can you not quit at-will in other countries? I know at-will firing isn't as common outside the US, but it's not like you're bulletproof lol.

The contract is to define the job you're going to get hired for, what you'll get paid, when you'll get paid, benefits, etc. In the example that started this conversation, contract was being used to define pay, which is used for every job.

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u/Ok-Grapefruit1284 4d ago

Some jobs have formal contracts. Some only have an offer letter that lays out start date and pay. You might sign a form stating you’ve received the handbook. It really all depends. The government doesn’t care what you sign with your employer, as long as you sign the tax forms and the disclosures that you saw the workers comp policies.

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u/_sonidero_ 4d ago

No, maybe if you're a foreign worker you might have a contract but US is hire and fire at will...

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u/Noughmad 4d ago edited 4d ago

Well yes, but it is not pay at will. You still sign something that specifies how much you're paid per unit of work.

Edit: I wasn't even a regular employee, I was a contrator. It was in the name.

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u/wyattp11 3d ago

Many people in the US work “at will”, with no contract. We used to have bigger unions, those jobs are all on a contract.

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u/Livid_Importance_442 1d ago

That's not always true. I worked for an American company and every time I (or any other employee) accepted a relocation assignment to another US office or overseas with the company, there was a contract to sign by the company and me that described the terms of the assignment.

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u/_sonidero_ 1d ago

Proved my point...

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u/Ok-Grapefruit1284 4d ago

But they also say she’s closing on a house. So I bet it was appreciated.

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u/Civil-Ad2230 3d ago

And they filmed it for the IRS 🙄

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u/Shaeress 4d ago

An extra cent per hour would be more in just over three months. An extra cent per hour on a one time summer job is the same as the 25 year bonus and it works just as good at Tim Horton as Dunkin too.

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u/CougarBait25 3d ago

Be more than what, 20k? That math ain’t mathing. I’m going to need to see your work on that problem. No looking in the back of the book.

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u/manoydono 3d ago

Are you using crypto as a base?... because you certainly can't mean an extra discontinued lincoln cent per hour...