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There's more nuance to this topic than "Company bad! They trick dumb labor into a bad deal!" Money isn't the only form of compensation a job can provide. Give

by reidjs 4y ago

There's more nuance to this topic than "Company bad! They trick dumb labor into a bad deal!" Money isn't the only form of compensation a job can provide. Give a low level worker a $0.43 cent raise, and they won't give a crap, it's not enough to change anything. But give them an 'employee of the month' medal and a new title, arguably worth much less than $0.43 cents, and they may actually prefer it! It's something for their resume, something to tell their mother about, these things adds prestige and dignity to a hard job that may have none.

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
I was once a low-level worker who got a $0.75 raise and I cared enough to find a better job. Had nothing to do with my lack of "employee of the month" medal but rather the fact that I couldn't pay rent every month without adding to my credit card debt.
- reidjs 4y ago
  Fair enough I also don’t give a crap about company accolades or titles, and wish it would all just go towards increasing my compensation. Some people, however misguided they may be, don’t think like we do though
HWR_14 4y ago
You have it exactly backwards. A low level person might get a 6% raise from that $0.43/hr. That's a lot! Someone making six figures on the other hand is getting a sub-1% raise. To say nothing of the use they have for those dollars. That might be the difference between fixing a car or not to a lower level person. To a higher level person it's a new console. Meanwhile, "employee of the month bagging groceries and promotion to sr. Bagger" doesn't mean much, but a higher level person is likely to value something like a title bump that they use on their resume to get the next job.
guywithahat 4y ago
I agree. People like to know they're appreciated. This is a new way to let them know they're appreciated. Nothing inherently sinister about it unless you're opposed to the idea of private companies doing positive things
burkaman 4y ago
I challenge you to find a single person making less than $40,000 who would rather get a new title and no overtime pay ever again vs. $2000 extra per year.

by reidjs 4y ago

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago

I was once a low-level worker who got a $0.75 raise and I cared enough to find a better job. Had nothing to do with my lack of "employee of the month" medal but rather the fact that I couldn't pay rent every month without adding to my credit card debt.

reidjs 4y ago
Fair enough I also don’t give a crap about company accolades or titles, and wish it would all just go towards increasing my compensation. Some people, however misguided they may be, don’t think like we do though

HWR_14 4y ago

You have it exactly backwards. A low level person might get a 6% raise from that $0.43/hr. That's a lot! Someone making six figures on the other hand is getting a sub-1% raise. To say nothing of the use they have for those dollars. That might be the difference between fixing a car or not to a lower level person. To a higher level person it's a new console. Meanwhile, "employee of the month bagging groceries and promotion to sr. Bagger" doesn't mean much, but a higher level person is likely to value something like a title bump that they use on their resume to get the next job.

guywithahat 4y ago

I agree. People like to know they're appreciated. This is a new way to let them know they're appreciated. Nothing inherently sinister about it unless you're opposed to the idea of private companies doing positive things

burkaman 4y ago

I challenge you to find a single person making less than $40,000 who would rather get a new title and no overtime pay ever again vs. $2000 extra per year.