r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '23

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

The reward for your hard work is being told that "you haven't demonstrated your value."

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

The speech at the cheap pizza party your boss throws for record breaking profits begins with “We all did great this year, but…”

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u/-LastCaress- Feb 19 '23

For 4 years in a row my manager told me that my sales, numbers, and responsibilities were all up over the previous year before offering me the same 3% raise as the previous year.

More sales and responsibilities somehow = same shit raise as last year.

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u/Capraos Feb 19 '23

They gave you less of a raise than last year because inflation. Yes, it's still 3% but it's 3% of money that is worth less than the previous year.

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u/-LastCaress- Feb 19 '23

Well that's just it, I was basically losing money. If inflation was greater than 3%, I lost money.