How Do Companies Respond To Pay Cuts For Me?

Everyone wants an annual salary increase (this year, we have reason to believe that you will get one). Even so, sometimes your boss will not only give you a raise but a salary cut.

As long as it affects your future salary, not the past, it is perfectly legal, and you are still earning at least the minimum wage. That is to say, your boss can say, "we pay you at least 5000 dollars a year starting today," but can't say, "Oh, by the way, you get less pay today than we used to, because we paid 5000 dollars a year in the past." )

If this happens to you, what will you do? I have a letter from the reader:

I just received a review. My manager told me that they would cut my salary by 2.50 dollars per hour. I am an hour worker, and I understand that $1 (reduced salary) is because one of my qualification certificates is invalid. When I asked her the salary of $1.50 an hour, she said, "except here, you can't earn anywhere else in the neighborhood." Actually, I have been in this company for nearly 10 years. When I log on to Salary.com website, I find my salary is only 52 cents higher than the middle value per hour. Now my income will be much lower than the median. She did not ask for other tasks that she thought she would be responsible for. Nothing else. staff They are asked to accept a pay cut. Do I have any reason to remain here? Or do I have to bear with an abominable employer until I can find a better employer?

The fact is, this is a clear indication that your employer does not value you. Such employers tend to think that employees are interchangeable: if your workers don't cut down on his value, you can go out to recruit new people. Sometimes this is absolutely the case, and at other times it is a disaster. But the message is the same - we do not value you.

Now, when everyone (including the leader) is paid a salary cut to ensure the operation of the business, the situation is quite different. This means that we are all in a ship, and we feel that everyone is better off than to start laying off workers. (if Leader No pay cuts, the message is still "we do not value you." )

So, yes, start looking for a better employer right away. But consider that your boss is right on your salary and pays too much money. The operating cost is very high, and in most cases, it is cheaper to retain the present employee than to replace it, even if the salary is lower. However, because of the potential cost of operation, many managers are not aware of this. You can go out and see that you can't earn more money elsewhere.

But in general, once the boss decides to cut you down, salary - and it's just your salary - you should quit when you face the first reasonable opportunity. Because a boss who cares about you knows that this type of blow is devastating. If it is not financially, it must be emotional. So even if the salary you get from your new job is the same as that paid by the company, you will be better at a company that wants you very much and will give you a raise.