Cheap managers are always the ones who end up ruining a company…
We all deserve to be paid a salary that goes according to the job we’re doing and our years of experience. The concept of “showing up for your company” usually preys on the employee’s disposition and makes them work extra hours without offering the corresponding retribution. We don’t work because we’re bored and want to do something with our free time; we work because we need the salary to pay for our living expenses. Some employers seem not to care or not to understand that, so they keep upping the workload without even hinting at offering a raise.
That’s pretty much what happened to this employee, who works in a marketing company. He was the one handling different responsibilities, including writing, building campaigns, and pitching clients. The company brought on board a new strategy leader, who seemed to be working spectacularly, always on time and finishing everything fast. He seemed so good that he ended up being promoted. Fast forward, they find out he had been using AI for all of his projects and campaigns, which was against company policy. Management pulled him and reassigned him momentarily, while asking their original marketing lead to fix everything the other guy had done. Key part of the story: they wanted him to do everything for free, no promotion, no bonus. They even pulled up the “team cooperation” card.
When you need someone to do a job for you, you pay them. It’s as simple as that. Otherwise, whatever you need to fix, you fix it yourself. One employee alone should not be made responsible for another person’s mistakes, even less when bringing that person was a decision made by the company’s managers. If they want the work fixed, they either fix it themselves or they do the right thing and give this employee what he deserves. Whether that is a raise, a promotion, a bonus, or a mix of all three, they can work it out later. What matters is that no one should work for free.
Author: Kayitsi.com
