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The best managers know when it’s time to increase someone’s pay. But Reddit user u/8bitmorals’s boss is far from perfect.
When they finally summoned the courage to ask for a raise (something people put in a lot of thought and agonizing before), not only did they receive a very low offer but had to justify themselves and their work, as if the results were not enough.
So u/8bitmorals resigned. After all, their “jobs pretty much run themselves.” However, as soon as the manager heard the news, they had a sudden change of mind.
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Al Christensen Al Christensen Community Member Follow
To the boss: What do YOU do 40 hours a week that leaves you unaware what I do 40 hours a week?
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plain bOrEd not panda plain bOrEd not panda Community Member Follow
I think you might find it interesting that this is a textbook talk that you usually have with a person because you know exactly how much they're contributing, but they actually don't or think you don't (Dunning-Kruger syndrome) and you are trying to make them realize what needs to be done better in order to achieve one's goal, in this case the raise. Judging by the results, the talk wasn't done in the best productive way, nor at the correct moment, but the person is trying to evolve for their role. Or they've never achieved a good healthy relationship and mutual trust and respect in order to be able to build on it. Either way it's best to part ways and find a place where you feel appreciated and fit for a promotion, instead of holding a grudge and trying to click where it's not clicking and you're constantly brushing each other the wrong way.
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Suz66 Suz66 Community Member Follow
Early in my career, I was working on inside sales and also doing underwriting for an insurance brokerage. Marketing would send out mailers to bring in more business. After those went out, I would get over 100+ calls/day. Naturally our underwriting production slowed. My boss had me (and my co-worker in the same job,) write down what I was doing each 15 minutes of the day. I even wrote down, "pee" for bathroom breaks. After he saw that schedule he said nothing further but soon after, he hired another guy to take load of us.
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Suz66 Suz66 Community Member Follow
They always gave me good salary increases and promoted me a lot. I proved myself with that schedule.
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BleeBloo BleeBloo Community Member
how do civil projects earn a profit? they're funded by the legislature
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Al Christensen Al Christensen Community Member Follow
To the boss: What do YOU do 40 hours a week that leaves you unaware what I do 40 hours a week?
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plain bOrEd not panda plain bOrEd not panda Community Member Follow
I think you might find it interesting that this is a textbook talk that you usually have with a person because you know exactly how much they're contributing, but they actually don't or think you don't (Dunning-Kruger syndrome) and you are trying to make them realize what needs to be done better in order to achieve one's goal, in this case the raise. Judging by the results, the talk wasn't done in the best productive way, nor at the correct moment, but the person is trying to evolve for their role. Or they've never achieved a good healthy relationship and mutual trust and respect in order to be able to build on it. Either way it's best to part ways and find a place where you feel appreciated and fit for a promotion, instead of holding a grudge and trying to click where it's not clicking and you're constantly brushing each other the wrong way.
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Suz66 Suz66 Community Member Follow
Early in my career, I was working on inside sales and also doing underwriting for an insurance brokerage. Marketing would send out mailers to bring in more business. After those went out, I would get over 100+ calls/day. Naturally our underwriting production slowed. My boss had me (and my co-worker in the same job,) write down what I was doing each 15 minutes of the day. I even wrote down, "pee" for bathroom breaks. After he saw that schedule he said nothing further but soon after, he hired another guy to take load of us.
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They always gave me good salary increases and promoted me a lot. I proved myself with that schedule.
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how do civil projects earn a profit? they're funded by the legislature
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