I hope my continual sacrifices are making your shareholders happy. I know they sure don’t make my day! I’ve given 8 years, countless nights away from my family alone in a hotel. Even weeks at a time away from my kids. I’ve allowed you take over a corner of my home so I can do your work. I give you glowing letters from clients about MY work to put in your advertisements to make your company look good.
Last year though, the shareholders were not happy, so even though my performance was excellent all you could give was HALF of the regular cost of living increase. But if we work a little harder maybe things will be better. Well I worked even harder. But taxes have gone up, utilities have gone up, gas has gone up. Even though I was even better than excellent this year… shareholders still are not happy so NO cost of living increase at all this year. NOTHING. Now that nice little $50 gift card for a Christmas bonus? That’s gone to the shareholders pocket too. Thanks for nothing. —Need a new job so I can afford to become a happy shareholder
This article appears in Dec 30, 2010 – Jan 5, 2011.
Stir up some shit. Enough with anonymous posting, I can tell you’re angry. I hope you get your share.
You choose your line of work so suck it up, you choose to do the job you have been doing and be away from your family. You are paid and expected to do the best you can at your job. To feel entitled to receive a bonus is a bit presumptuous.
Sure you did a good job this year…so feel good about it. You get a salary for the job you do anything over and above should be appreciated but not expected!!!!
buy into emera o.p., that way you can get filthy rich off the rest of us poor suckers.
Cry to those serving in Afghanistan and see how much sympathy you get. Yes you’re so hard done by.
Unfortunately that is life… like Uncle Vinnie said, they FUCK you at the drive-thru.
the only way out is start your own biz.
my previous employer used to wait until the numbers were in before posting their target, so guess what, we NEVER got a bonus, and it was always JUST missed… hmmm
OP, why not purchase some of the shares and enjoy what the shareholders are getting. Play the markets. There’s a lot to be made, but not nearly as much as wise-investors pulled out post-recession.
OP,
I have a remedy to your troubles.
Would you like to know more?
After the 2008/2009 BS
Its nice to see the markets back up .
Those of us who not only held…but acquired more for a reduced price are taking profits 🙂