I like to think that I am an okay boss and that I reward people for doing a good job…or at least thank them and show my appreciation in some form.
But not all bosses are good.
Take the boss I was told about the other day.
I heard about a guy who had received a ‘written warning’ from his boss for not hitting his quarterly targets.
It sounds like he was underperforming and so you can understand that his boss was a little concerned.
Failing to hit targets may not warrant a written warning but that’s not for me to say, I don’t know much about the company, how it is run or what contracts it has with its employees.
However…
I would say that the written warning was unfair because of all of the other stuff that was happening at the time.
The gentleman who had been given the written warning was more than a little ‘miffed’ because the period in question was during the pandemic and during the lockdown he had gone above and beyond the (contracted) call of duty for his boss.
Being on a salary, this man doesn’t get paid overtime and he had racked up over 80 hours of unpaid overtime, had committed to go into work while other staff were off poorly or furloughed so that he could keep business running as smoothly as possible.
He chose to put the company first. He was a loyal employee, the kind of worker all bosses dream of.
The pandemic itself had a major effect on the company’s business. People have changed the way they do things and the way they shop.
It has been a very strange and, here’s that word again, unprecedented time that very few of us have ever witnessed before.
We were all thrown into a world that none of us recognised.
Everyone suffered in some way thanks to the pandemic.
And here was a guy going into work trying his hardest to keep his ‘boss’ business running as smoothly as possible.
And what was his reward for his efforts?
A ‘written warning’ for not hitting his targets.
I hope that he is not hoping for a pay rise or a bonus because I get the feeling it isn’t going to be coming anytime soon!
If you bend over backwards to help the company you work for navigate through a rough period just as this guy did … and get a written warning because you didn’t hit your targets, then it is a clear sign that you need to…
Give yourself the pay rise you deserve.
Because you are not going to get it from your boss!
I’m sorry to have to say this, but your pay rise is now your responsibility.
With rising inflation and the cost of living always going up… having a second income stream should no longer be a dream, it needs to be a priority!
Even if your target is to make just £100 extra each week, how much could that help you?
An extra £400 – £500 per month would really help most people.
Why stop at £500 extra per month when you can make over £1,000?
Kate Davis makes between £750 and £1,250 each month spending as little as half hour ‘tinkering’ on her phone before she hits the gym.
Most mornings she makes between £50 and £185 … that’s before she starts her day job!
Kate doesn’t need to rely on her bosses to give her a pay rise or a bonus; she gives herself a pay rise each and every day.
As a bonus, the money Kate earns is TAX FREE, and no, this does not have anything to do with horse racing or football.
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Kind Regards
John Harrison
PS… Since her first profits during lockdown, Kate has earned over £20,000 (as of September 2021).
That’s over £1,000 a month.. and remember, it’s TAX FREE too.
Here’s that link again: