A funny thing happened to me today. My co-worker confronted my boss about giving her a raise and gave her an ultimatum - "Either pay me this or I can't work another hour". I was in the next room and couldn't help but hear every word.

The boss said no. The employee explained the reasons why she deserved a raise.
The boss said no. The employee said she couldn't work unless she got a raise.
The boss said no. The employee said she'll just finish up her projects and go.

Then...the employee wouldn't leave. The boss told her to go. The employee cried. The boss told her she could not give her a raise, but to go home and think about it if she still wanted her job. Employee goes home.

....flash forward...mid-afternoon...

My boss is gone. I am alone in the office. My cell phone rings. It's my boss.

She says hi. Then: "I'm going to give you a dollar an hour raise. Now get back to work."

wow

Are you serious? Did this really happen to you? If so, then good on you for getting that raise!

awesome!

That poor co-worker probably sat up all night rehearsing what they were going to say to the boss, only to get shut down like that, LOLOL. Such is life.

I've got a similar situation...

I have to go to one of my companies larger properties as the Asst. Manager, a position a guy there has been wanting for quite a while. He almost got canned yesterday by the Regional, and now I have to walk into what seems like a lion's den today. Not looking forward to it. He's supposedly leaving on his own because they won't give him "what he thinks he should be paid". He doesn't know that I got a raise just to go over there because they're drowning.

psychodelicide said:

I actually asked my boss for a raise a couple of months ago and she gave it to me. And now I got another one and didn't even ask!

Tom said:

I know. She would have gotten some kind of raise if she hadn't pulled the ultimatum thing, I think. But then, she probably still wouldn't be happy. She wasn't really pulling her weight in the office and yet was all begrudged about her pay. So the situation was confusing for everybody.

gemini13 said:

Life is weird. There's probably a good reason why he's in that situation and a good reason why you're getting the rewards. And the reasons my not always be obvious...just how we approach life in general, etc.

heartbeatocean said:

I do my job and I work my ass off, that's why.

Soooo many people today want something for nothing, and take advantage of their situations.

gemini13 said:

Me too.

so after taxes, you're making about 30 dollars more a week.

purplerein said:

Be nice. Naughty person.

gemini13 said:

im becoming quite fond of you. in fact, i wanna fondle you.

purplerein said:

I don't work full-time at this job though. But believe me, any amount helps.

purplerein said:

Ooooh, the feeling is mutual.

Wish me luck, it's time to go be my maneater self.

gemini13 said:

good luck!!!

heartbeatocean said:

!! Congratulations to you!

gemini13 said:

So is your co-worker still working there? Maybe the dollar per hour is a cut of the savings they're getting from her leaving.

TMPletz said:

I think the boss decided to cut her off entirely and my raise was a part of her doing that. My co-worker was too wishy-washy...she gave an ultimatum then said she wanted to clean up with the filing and not leave us in a lurch... She was too emotionally high-maintenance. She had to be somewhat escorted out so we could finally get back to work.

psychodelicide said:

thanks!!