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C'mon, does't your company put a little extra in your paycheck once in a while when you need it? "Hi boss, it's crunch time at home with the new kid on the way

C'mon, does't your company put a little extra in your paycheck once in a while when you need it? "Hi boss, it's crunch time at home with the new kid on the way. I'm gonna have to ask you to put some more money in my check this month, you know, just until she ships." (That is sarcasm for the impaired.)

gravypod 10y ago
You don't get bonuses or raises when you really need it?
- dexwiz 10y ago
  No, and they should not. Giving bonuses or raises to employees during personal rough times is a slippery slope. It eventually leads to mentality like, "Well of course Tom makes 5k more, he has a family to support." Its easy to turn this around, and for employers withhold pay or advancement, because the the employee is perceived to not need it.
  - imesh 10y ago
    And as an employee you should do the same with your time.
- khedoros1 10y ago
  I get quarterly bonuses and have an annual compensation review that usually results in a raise. "When I really need it" doesn't have much to do with that. At my last employer, they laid me off two days before my son was born. I work out an agreement with my manager for what my work schedule will be. I owe them the time and work that I agreed to. They owe me the compensation package that they agreed to.
- chrisbennet 10y ago
  Not sure if you're being sarcastic also. The point I was trying to make is the how assymetric the employee/employer relationship is; they expect more than 40 hours "during crunch times" but they would laugh if you suggested working less or paying more. This is the phrase I was parodying: "Hi Bob, it's crunch time with the new product. I'm gonna have to ask you to work a few extra hours this month, you know, just until we ship." Never got a bonus, ever. When I wanted a raise, I would give it to myself by moving to a new company for more money. Loved going to work and worked for great companies. (I work for myself now. My boss is a jerk.)
- rootlocus 10y ago
  I can't find quotes from the book, but here's a summary of a fictional factory in Atlas Shrugged: "Questions of need cannot be answered objectively. Need is a vague and undefinable term in this context. At the Twentieth Century Motor Company, the group voted to decide the needs of each individual, just as the group decided the projected output of each worker based on ability. As a result, each individual was enslaved to the group; his income was determined by his ability to beg rather than by his productive effort. No worker could feel the pride that comes from earning money as a direct result of hard work." [1] I know it's a stretch, but as others have pointed out, it's a slippery slope. [1] https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/atlas-shrugged/summary-and-analysis/part-2-chapter-10 https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/atlas-shrugged/summ...
paulddraper 10y ago
Eventually they realized that everything became a crisis.
- RugnirViking 10y ago
  Funny that, isn't it?

gravypod 10y ago

You don't get bonuses or raises when you really need it?

dexwiz 10y ago
No, and they should not. Giving bonuses or raises to employees during personal rough times is a slippery slope. It eventually leads to mentality like, "Well of course Tom makes 5k more, he has a family to support." Its easy to turn this around, and for employers withhold pay or advancement, because the the employee is perceived to not need it.
- imesh 10y ago
  And as an employee you should do the same with your time.
khedoros1 10y ago
I get quarterly bonuses and have an annual compensation review that usually results in a raise. "When I really need it" doesn't have much to do with that. At my last employer, they laid me off two days before my son was born. I work out an agreement with my manager for what my work schedule will be. I owe them the time and work that I agreed to. They owe me the compensation package that they agreed to.
chrisbennet 10y ago
Not sure if you're being sarcastic also. The point I was trying to make is the how assymetric the employee/employer relationship is; they expect more than 40 hours "during crunch times" but they would laugh if you suggested working less or paying more. This is the phrase I was parodying: "Hi Bob, it's crunch time with the new product. I'm gonna have to ask you to work a few extra hours this month, you know, just until we ship." Never got a bonus, ever. When I wanted a raise, I would give it to myself by moving to a new company for more money. Loved going to work and worked for great companies. (I work for myself now. My boss is a jerk.)
rootlocus 10y ago
I can't find quotes from the book, but here's a summary of a fictional factory in Atlas Shrugged: "Questions of need cannot be answered objectively. Need is a vague and undefinable term in this context. At the Twentieth Century Motor Company, the group voted to decide the needs of each individual, just as the group decided the projected output of each worker based on ability. As a result, each individual was enslaved to the group; his income was determined by his ability to beg rather than by his productive effort. No worker could feel the pride that comes from earning money as a direct result of hard work." [1] I know it's a stretch, but as others have pointed out, it's a slippery slope. [1] https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/atlas-shrugged/summary-and-analysis/part-2-chapter-10 https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/atlas-shrugged/summ...

paulddraper 10y ago

Eventually they realized that everything became a crisis.

RugnirViking 10y ago
Funny that, isn't it?