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My company thanked me for working overtime on a project. Mind you, we worked 6-7 days a week for several months and got a 3 hour canoe trip. Hey, whatever, at

My company thanked me for working overtime on a project. Mind you, we worked 6-7 days a week for several months and got a 3 hour canoe trip. Hey, whatever, at least someone, somewhere recognized it.

aaronbrethorst 16y ago
So you got a 3 hour canoe trip, and the execs/partners in your company received gigantic bonuses, right? Had you worked five days a week for several months you would have had dozens of opportunities to take that same canoe trip without working yourself to the bone.
benmathes 16y ago
That sounds like they abused your monkey-brain's inability to measure the value of your time and that canoe trip. In short, that would almost make me more pissed off than no reward. No reward at all is cheap, a relative-pittance of an award is cheap and duplicitous. The next time they ask you to work an extra 50% for a few months, don't. Instead work your normal hours and give them a banana; that would only be fair.
- varjag 16y ago
  I think you read too much into it. It is obvious both parties realize canoe trip is not a compensation for work, but a mere token of recognition. I.e. "although we can't afford/not willing to compensate it we are aware of the extra work you put in". Did execs got extra for themselves out of it? Maybe, maybe not. Without knowing the specifics and the situation of the company it is meaningless to speculate. Is it "fair"? Probably not. But then, in the military there were thousands of people who had to risk their lives and got just a shitty medal out of it - not even a canoe trip. Life isn't about fairness, but I think even a token recognition is better than the other most likely outcome - no recognition of your effort.
  - aaronbrethorst 16y ago
    At least in the military you're serving a higher purpose than 'maximizing shareholder value.' Assuming, of course, that you're not employed by Xe.
aantix 16y ago
That's all it took for you to sacrifice your life...? Wow... Better take a good look in the mirror, a lifetime passed will be here before you know it.

My company thanked me for working overtime on a project. Mind you, we worked 6-7 days a week for several months and got a 3 hour canoe trip. Hey, whatever, at least someone, somewhere recognized it.

aaronbrethorst 16y ago

So you got a 3 hour canoe trip, and the execs/partners in your company received gigantic bonuses, right? Had you worked five days a week for several months you would have had dozens of opportunities to take that same canoe trip without working yourself to the bone.

benmathes 16y ago

That sounds like they abused your monkey-brain's inability to measure the value of your time and that canoe trip. In short, that would almost make me more pissed off than no reward. No reward at all is cheap, a relative-pittance of an award is cheap and duplicitous. The next time they ask you to work an extra 50% for a few months, don't. Instead work your normal hours and give them a banana; that would only be fair.

varjag 16y ago
I think you read too much into it. It is obvious both parties realize canoe trip is not a compensation for work, but a mere token of recognition. I.e. "although we can't afford/not willing to compensate it we are aware of the extra work you put in". Did execs got extra for themselves out of it? Maybe, maybe not. Without knowing the specifics and the situation of the company it is meaningless to speculate. Is it "fair"? Probably not. But then, in the military there were thousands of people who had to risk their lives and got just a shitty medal out of it - not even a canoe trip. Life isn't about fairness, but I think even a token recognition is better than the other most likely outcome - no recognition of your effort.
- aaronbrethorst 16y ago
  At least in the military you're serving a higher purpose than 'maximizing shareholder value.' Assuming, of course, that you're not employed by Xe.

aantix 16y ago

That's all it took for you to sacrifice your life...? Wow... Better take a good look in the mirror, a lifetime passed will be here before you know it.