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# Woo!
TJ: The company for which I work is being a bunch of gays horde of bastards.

They budgeted us an 11 million pound profit this year. Due to a number of external factors (i.e. a big load of work just not happening that had been promised to us) we only made a 6 million pound profit.

As a result 50% of staff are recieving 0% pay rises this year. Effectively having their pay cut.

Which staff get pay rises will be decided on the basis of performace, apparently.

Do I have any call to be angry?
I feel as though I do, but there's part of me that whispering 'you probably just don't understand'

EDIT: I apologise for the factually inaccurate use of the phrase 'bunch of gays'. I don't know the proper collective noun for 'bastards'.
(I helped save b3ta! Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:12, archived)
# big companies are cunts
they can't give you a pay rise, so they earmarked all that profit for fatcat bonuses
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:13, archived)
# Damn those fucking
Fat Cats with their Big Cheeses
(I helped save b3ta! Kris Fucking Kristofferson, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:15, archived)
# oooh...
I'll take a massive cheese in place of a pay rise.

As long as it is
a) nice
and
b) sufficiently massive
(I helped save b3ta! Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:19, archived)
# And they suck each others cocks too?
Jeez!
EDIT [/:-D
(I helped save b3ta! Geoff the Clownfish You know Myra, some people might think you're cute, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:15, archived)
# Try working for a small company
where there isn't such a thing as an annual pay rise
(I helped save b3ta! bilbobarneybobs I'll be 14 in b3ta years soon., Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:18, archived)
# no
(I helped save b3ta! Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:20, archived)
# Or work for yourself
The hours are variable, the pay is whatever you can get, but hey.
(I helped save b3ta! DogHorse plop, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:24, archived)
# those are among the reasons I don't work for myself.
One of the others being that I haven't the financial backing to create a fully equipped forensic science lab and peer-checking my own work might be considered a bit suspect.
(I helped save b3ta! Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:26, archived)
# That was roughly my thinking,
but then I had a bout of what-the-fuck-ness and risked it. Result: far less money, no company car, 3000% more job satisfaction

/dropped out of analytical chem to be a sound designer blog

I'd lean back with a croissant, but I can't afford one this month.
(I helped save b3ta! DogHorse plop, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:29, archived)
# hmmm
*considers career as lame engineer*
*hopes joke works*
(I helped save b3ta! Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:32, archived)
# Oof.
:)
(I helped save b3ta! DogHorse plop, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:33, archived)
# they're totally right of course!
Geez, 6 million is hardly enough to fund management's 50% salary raise, be glad they don't cut yours!
(I helped save b3ta! pzyko Query failed., Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:21, archived)
# How will they ever afford to pay off that new porche if they didn't get a pay rise
(I helped save b3ta! AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:23, archived)
# i work for a small company and havn't had a payrise in two years.
think yourself lucky.

actually i think myslef lucky sometme as the company nearly went under last year.

which is why i'm looking for a new job. Anyone need a graphic designer in the M5 corridor area?
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:22, archived)
# Yes, you have

probably won't do much good though
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Fri 6 Jul 2007, 9:29, archived)