09-05-2002, 04:22 PM
I have marked this day on my calendar. Kid's logic is one I agree with 100%. :crackhead:
One thing that is 100% true is that if you are a valuable contributor, if you help make a difference, you will always get a better raise than the average and you will always survive layoffs, downsizing, rihtsizing or whatever you want to call it. Unfortunately, if your in a union, that logic won't apply. With unions it's a numbers game based on seniority.
I have been involved in a number of reorgs and am going through one now. I have never laid off one person that was a valuable contributor. People that do just what is expected, even if they do it very well, are expendable. People that take initiative, make a difference, survive all the time. Even in tough times for companies, I have been able to give larger raises to those that contribute. By justifying an increase related directly to growth or cost savings to a company, it's an easy thing to do. If a union mandates that a person is guaranteed a raise just because they are there, it is difficult to do anything extra when it is warranted. However it isn't warranted often because people are seldom incented to do better because their increase is guaranteed.
If you want more, if you want to grow, prove it.
One thing that is 100% true is that if you are a valuable contributor, if you help make a difference, you will always get a better raise than the average and you will always survive layoffs, downsizing, rihtsizing or whatever you want to call it. Unfortunately, if your in a union, that logic won't apply. With unions it's a numbers game based on seniority.
I have been involved in a number of reorgs and am going through one now. I have never laid off one person that was a valuable contributor. People that do just what is expected, even if they do it very well, are expendable. People that take initiative, make a difference, survive all the time. Even in tough times for companies, I have been able to give larger raises to those that contribute. By justifying an increase related directly to growth or cost savings to a company, it's an easy thing to do. If a union mandates that a person is guaranteed a raise just because they are there, it is difficult to do anything extra when it is warranted. However it isn't warranted often because people are seldom incented to do better because their increase is guaranteed.
If you want more, if you want to grow, prove it.
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