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Scenario A: I make more money than them, they (despite their best intentions) slightly resent me. Scenario B: They make more money than me, I (despite my bes
by nostromo95 8y ago
Scenario A: I make more money than them, they (despite their best intentions) slightly resent me.
Scenario B: They make more money than me, I (despite my best intentions) slightly resent them.
Beyond that, I’m not really in an industry where you can easily/beneficially jump ship to another firm, so I wouldn’t even have any recourse if people are making more than me without good justification (superior performance, etc). I’d have to exit the industry.
- js8 8y agoMaybe you can both resent the company (or the System) for being unfair?
- prepend 8y agoPerhaps. Perhaps you can resent the system and each other. Still makes for a worse work environment.
- js8 8y agoI don't see it that way. It seems to me that acknowledging the problem (unfairness of the system) is a first step to change it.
- prepend 8y agoI agree. You can acknowledge the problem of unfairness and still be uncomfortable working with people with this new knowledge.
- drdeadringer 8y agoWhat would this change look like?
- gbear605 8y agoUnionize.
- kkarakk 8y agowhy do you care about resentment against coworkers when there should instead be introspection about why you make less than them? as for them resenting you, that's their prerogative. if you're aware that you're making more than them and aware that they're aware, it makes it more obvious if they display their resentment in the form of office politics