Poll of the Day > Management is the worst

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I have this employee who busts his ass every single day, comes in early if it's needed, even comes in on the weekend. He dominates everyone else at the same job. (Not just 3rd shift, he shits on 1st and 2nd too).

He approached me yesterday about a raise. I feel like he really deserves one. I told him I would put in for one for him since I don't have the authority to just approve it on the spot.

Sent the email to the Owner, the gm, and the COO detailing everything he does and why I feel like he should get a raise.

Not even two minutes after I hit send I get a reply from the gm saying "raises are only done yearly after a review". A couple emails back and forth about how he is the best employee on any shift and how the company would need to hire two people to replace him, same answer.

Now I have to sit down the best worker and tell him he can't have a raise until his review in January. He's going to walk out, and I don't blame him.

How can they expect me to keep these guys motivated if I can't even reward them for outstanding performance?
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You can reward them for outstanding performance!

...In January.

what kind of company do you manage?
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You could give him a BJ
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Let him motor boat ya.
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Give him 100$ out of your own pocket

ZiggiStardust posted...

what kind of company do you manage?

Label company. I manage shipping on 3rd shift.

Smarkil posted...

You could give him a BJ

Only if I can think of you during

MICHALECOLE posted...

Give him 100$ out of your own pocket

Nah
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MICHALECOLE posted...

Give him 100$ out of your own pocket

On a serious note, even if management won't authorize a raise, maybe they would give him a small bonus or something instead.
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Heavily toned down my post OP. Tryin to be friendly y'all.
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Smarkil posted...

MICHALECOLE posted...

Give him 100$ out of your own pocket

On a serious note, even if management won't authorize a raise, maybe they would give him a small bonus or something instead.

We get a yearly bonus around December so I'm sure they will just say that.

I can probably get him a $25 gas card but that sounds insulting.
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bonuses are typically done around the holidays. So it makes sense that annual reviews are in January for your company.
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i thought you were a rich baller man, smt? give him a hundo!

Surely he wouldn't leave just because he has to wait until January. That's barely over two months away now

OhhhJa posted...

Surely he wouldn't leave just because he has to wait until January. That's barely over two months away now

You'd be surprised.

JennyBear posted...

i thought you were a rich baller man, smt? give him a hundo!

That's insulting too. I'm trying to get him hundreads more a year.

OhhhJa posted...

Surely he wouldn't leave just because he has to wait until January. That's barely over two months away now

Moral is low and I could tell from talking to him yesterday he's checked out. If he wants to quit I'm going to offer him two weeks of just hanging out in the office. I'll cover for him and write him an awesome recommendation letter.
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JennyBear posted...

i thought you were a rich baller man, smt? give him a hundo!

Could've sworn he's on government assistance, ok?
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I remember being sat down for a review by a manager once and she told me I qualified for a raise, but point blank told me upper management would most definitely find a way to not approve it. and she was right, never got told why I didn't get it, just that I didn't get it. then I did end up getting a raise and a promotion which came with another raise. (all and all though it only came up to 30 cents more a hour) and they suddenly became the strictest assholes towards me writing me up for shit that wasn't even my fault, and just giving me a shit ton more things to do during my day. ended up telling them it wasn't worth the fucking 30 cents and walked.
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ClarkDuke posted...

JennyBear posted...

i thought you were a rich baller man, smt? give him a hundo!

Could've sworn he's on government assistance, ok?

lmao smh
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Well, you could just punish everyone else to make him feel special.
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SmokeMassTree posted...

How can they expect me to keep these guys motivated if I can't even reward them for outstanding performance?

They don't. They expect you to treat the little people like shit while you sit on your ass and do nothing like most managers.
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How long have you been a manager? It's normal business practice to budget for raises on a yearly basis. It surprises me not at all that you would hear something like that from those higher than you in a company. If it isn't in the budget, it's not in the budget. If he's a good employee, you should convince him that he will be rewarded at his annual review and that he should stay. That's your job as a manager.
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he's gonna get a sick 2% raise come january y'all
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admtanaka posted...

It's normal business practice to budget for raises on a yearly basis.

There are also performance-based raises. And, in most companies, you're not going to make or break a budget on a small raise. Likewise, people will break policy when it suits them. If he threatened to resign, he might suddenly find himself with a raise.
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I mean... it really shouldn't be that hard to convince him to stay by telling him that he'll be rewarded big time when January comes around because he's the best employee... Unless, you think the higher ups are just going to tell you he only gets the standard tiny raise that shitty companies give out

He'll get a dollar max.

We'll see how this talk goes in 18 minutes.
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Good luck.
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mastermix3000 posted...

ClarkDuke posted...

JennyBear posted...

i thought you were a rich baller man, smt? give him a hundo!

Could've sworn he's on government assistance, ok?

lmao smh

I'm a loving person, ok?
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