Today, I went to ask my boss for a raise. Turns out they are firing 35 people. I wasn't on the list until I asked for a raise. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I overheard my boss stressing out over finding a replacement for me. I didn't know I was leaving. FML
Today, I received an email from a temp agency trying to hire me. Surprisingly, it was the same job I was just laid off from after two years of great employment. They were trying to hire me at half my original salary. FML
Today, I was put on notice at work due to my "anger problem." Apparently, sighing in a meeting means you'll be labeled as someone with a short temper. However, the creepy stalker guy is on the fast track to management. FML
Today, I was fired for having a haircut that was 'inappropriate for the workplace'. I have alopecia. My boss told me to stop making up excuses. FML
Today, I arrived at work six minutes late due to heavily congested traffic. This is just two days after my boss put out a memo saying that anyone who's late to work from then until the new year will have their holiday bonus pay forfeited. FML
Today, I was told it was inconvenient for me to take lunch breaks, because someone else has to answer the phones and no one else wants to actually do any work. FML
Today, my boss admitted that he seriously regrets hiring me, but can't really do anything about it because that would make the senior management question his judgment, making him look bad. So he's just 'putting up' with me. FML
Today, it's been two months since I started a three-year contract at a new job. So far, 5 people have resigned. Pretty sure I've joined a sinking ship. FML
Today, I finally put the finishing touches to a huge project after 8 months of gruelling work. My boss had used the promise of a 5-figure bonus to motivate me. When I casually brought the bonus up later in the day, my boss just said, "Gratitude's its own reward, Mike." FML
Today, I came back to work after being out for a week. As I walked to the back of the store, I threw my hands up and yelled, "I'm back bitches". Right after I said it, I noticed my boss was behind me. I was then taken to the office and wrote up for foul language on my first day back. FML
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Subtext 10
Would you people stop relating everything to "these economic times"? Yes, it has been better but it could also be worse. If someone thinks they deserve a raise, he/she should ask for it. A good company values good work even (or especially) in rough times. That way you keep people motivated to work hard. Firing someone because he asked for a raise is simply stupid. If you want to/have to fire 35 people, you fire those where it is beneficial to let them go. If you don't want to give someone a raise, you just say no. By the way, if a company is letting people go, it's always to have more money (well, duh) - in most cases not necessarily because you can't afford the employees anymore but because you have found a way to make it more cost-efficient. It makes more sense to let the people only work half time than to fire them. This way you don't have to spend money afterwards to train new employees.
spamtastic404 0
your not supposed to ask for a raise in this economy everyone knows that D=
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thelistman 0
Why would you ask for a raise in this economy? Just be glad you have a job.
corme_fml 0
I have to agree.. I've never known anyone to ask for a raise in any job I've been in. A promotion or overtime or something maybe? But a raise? depends what kind of job I guess... just doesn't seem like a good idea.
blastvortex 4
The moral of the story - don't ask for a raise.
idkweird 0
Ok, first off, they aren't being fired, they're being laid off. There's a big difference. The OP can not be fired simply by asking for a raise. Firings have to have reasons behind them or else it can turn into a wrongful termination suit. It is NOT a bad thing to ask for a raise in this economy. You just need to know how your company is doing. When it comes to the time when my contract is up in June, Im going to let the hospital I work for know that I am getting offers for 7-8 dollars more than what they are paying me. If they can't match that (and I know they can't) I am going full time with one of these other companies that is willing to pay me more, and I will go part-time with the hospital until they can replace my position. I know I'm spectacular in my job and luckily Im in a career that offers me this flexibility. It's kind of nice having at least 3 companies that are trying to lure me away. It gives me the leverage I need to get the best pay/benefits I can get. You have to know your field and know your company. You don't just go in and ask for a raise because you feel like it. You better be damned sure that you know what the consequences CAN be and weigh those in on your decision. The OPs job was obviously not that necessary to the company. He should have been ready for that and had a backup plan before he ever went in there.
sulhaq 4
Wow. Self-indulged much?
idkweird 0
Maybe, but I guess it's allowed. Ive already tested for 2 companies, working on the 3rd, and have interviewed with one. They've ALL said that if I wanted a full time position, I'd have it. Also, if I was willing to move, it would be paid for. That's just how the job market in my specialty is. To be in the job Im in, you have to have above a 90% accuracy rate, I have a 95+. I feel Im allowed to be proud of myself :)
Mooshki 0
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Namenlos_fml 20
Wow.... there are a lot of econo-cynics here. Except for you, Subtext; it's cute to see an idealist among the cynics. It kinda reminds me of a daisy popping out of the snow in the late winter/early spring. As for you, OP, if you knew about the firings, it's your fault. If you didn't know, then it was just bad timing - not because of the economy, but just because when something like firing 35 people is going down, you either have to put yourself out there, or stay the hell off their radar
Subtext 10
I'm definetly not an idealist. I can only recount from my work experience at this company and I know that they don't do that stuff because they are so philantropic. For example the stuff with the meat - 50 bucks and 15 employees were happy - and they remember stuff like that. What people tend to forget is that the same company pays less than other companies in the same sector and they still get good employees. That doesn't work for every company of course. Discounters for example don't need that. Just give them a highly motivated (read: well-paid) manager who makes sure his subordinates do their jobs, don't complain and don't join labour unions.
Comentator 0
I'm a mean person but I honestly don't thin YDI. If you were off the "list" and were then put on because you asked for a raise, that's grounds for a lawsuit.
idkweird 0
Not if they are being laid off. You can lay people off without reason.
secretlifelvr15 0
dude that rly suckss
Nic_hole 0
awwww that's messed up :(( How ironic though.
xmagster 0
um... you probably shouldn't have asked for a raise until you where sure you where out of the woods. also, if they are firing or laying people off, your company obviously doesn't have the money to go handing out raises. ¬¬ Use your brains people. I won't say YDI, but really?
dakorok 6
If your boss feels like you deserve the award, they'll give it to you. You don't see actors asking for their oscars, do you? Of course not. It's the same way here. YDI for being an arrogant prick.
Maddoctor 10
That analogy makes no sense, especially since actors (usually movie actors) dictate their own salary for a movie, and the company that's producing the movie will meet it or not. Asking for a raise is not being arrogant or a prick; it's you voicing your opinion about how much you feel your output is worth at your job.