Re:Ask HN: What to do when your company misses payroll?
by moe on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @03:20PM
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He felt that I really owed him something just because he had hired me.
Never fall for that trap. I have seen quite a bit of this attitude - mostly pulled off on younger employees during salary negotiations.
In fact I have witnessed it so often that I think this must be something they teach in business schools, probably under the "optimizing employee performance"-tab.
You don't owe your boss anything beyond the regular performance that you are paid for. In most companies I'd even go as far as to say that they technically owe you for the various "extra miles" that have become the norm in our industry.
And I guess that's exactly the point they are trying to camouflage when they attempt to push you into the guilt corner.
Re:Ask HN: What to do when your company misses payroll?
by calaniz on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @05:01PM
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I agree. I negotiated my salary the first three years I was working full time. I did it politely and with respect. Truth is, you've got to look out for yourself.
Never fall for that trap. I have seen quite a bit of this attitude - mostly pulled off on younger employees during salary negotiations.
In fact I have witnessed it so often that I think this must be something they teach in business schools, probably under the "optimizing employee performance"-tab.
You don't owe your boss anything beyond the regular performance that you are paid for. In most companies I'd even go as far as to say that they technically owe you for the various "extra miles" that have become the norm in our industry.
And I guess that's exactly the point they are trying to camouflage when they attempt to push you into the guilt corner.