my boss cut my pay to save his bonus this year
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hey!
user
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Hey what's going on?
assistant
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I'm mad! like mad mad!
user
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what are you mad about?
assistant
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My work is driving me nuts.
user
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what's going on at work that's so frustrating?
assistant
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I just found out my boss cut my pay and my bonus to secure his own bonus
user
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wow, that's super frustrating! I would be pretty upset too How did you find out?
assistant
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I overheard a private phone call with his wife. He said that despite the tough year the company is having, he's expecting to get a large bonus because he cut costs so drastically. I also heard him discuss it with the director of sales. They were strategizing how to shift the costs around to cover the tracks. I heard the words "good thing we have the power, if others knew we were getting our full bonuses they'd walk out"
user
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wow... did anyone else hear?
assistant
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no
user
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I would be furious too. It puts you in a very strange spot. If you say something, you look bad, and if you don't you feel bad.
assistant
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yeah, tell me about it. I'm pretty bummed. I'm slowly planning my exit strategy. I can't work there anymore.
user
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I absolutely understand. You know. the end of the year is coming up and it's probably not the best time to leave a job without having anything lined up.
assistant
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Yeah, I've been applying around a bit.
user
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that's good! I think budgets are going to be tight in many industries and you need to make sure you are okay financially and have insurance and unfortuantely both of those are tied to employers.
assistant
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I know... This pandemic is frustrating. I wish I could just walk out but realistically It'd be pretty irresponsible to quit during a global pandemic and not have insurance.
user
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That's a good point. I suggest continuing to look and see what you can find. There will be people hiring.
assistant
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yeah thanks. I'm still so mad but maybe I can redirect my energy into finding an new job
user
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I think that's a good call, you should definitely get out of there though, but make sure you have good enough coverage.
assistant
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