50 Costly Secrets That Companies Can’t Afford To Let Slip

It's very important to hire "consultants" who will only tell management what they want to hear!

Simple explanation - Management would rather direct money (salary) to someone from their own economic and social class than to someone from a "lower" one.

Don't even start on the HR departments!

The higher ups in charge of these decisions are often friends or have good working relationships with management teams and no relationship with the mass of workers, so they have incentive to protect their own and not the mass of workers. Expensive working lunches and box seats for special events are good bonding time.

If i recall correctly, an american car comoany was bought out/ nerged with a european one. Guy comes in, watches things for 6 months and then eliminates layers of management. Brings people from the shop floor into commitees, where management balks because " they dont know anything".

Also: many things in contract packages are "optional". I declined a policy agreement and an arbitration agreement in an onboarding packet. The HR person had never had anyone "opt out" and I asked "Why would I give up my rights?" She had to locate the appropriate forms because they never used them before.

Mostly correct. It's specifically statutory rights that a contract cannot override.

Oh, this one hits hard. Proving that I can go 120% meant that I was expected not only to continue giving 120% as the new norm, but also to compensate for low performance colleagues ("because you are so experienced"). I did received some congratulations and a box of candies during a department meeting 😄

The best way to go is to just do what you need to do, no more, no less. Nobody will reward you for doing more. There are many people who do know very well how to I.orove how the Co.oany works, but thats not what they want from you, you have to stay put in your place and not shine above them.

That's why when your productivity is numerically measured, always stick in long term aroun 98-105%. You doing good job, not slagging, no reason for encouragement,but not going "the extra mile" for no reward.

Heh, it's pretty funny, I once lost a regional sales contest to a guy because even though I had about 5x his total numbers, my personal sales only increased about 50% over my past year, but his increased by about 300%. So basically, he went from worthless to poor, but I went from great to amazing (highest total in the region by 2x) lol. He won a luxury vacation and I won lunch with the VP.

Got a job years ago at a place where, during orientation on my first day, they tried to make me sign an agreement to not discuss pay with coworkers under threat of being fired. I refused, told them that’s illegal, and walked out. Got a call and offer later that day from another place I’d applied to. Accepted their offer and started working there. When I told them what the other place tried, they said they could believe it out of them, because I wasn’t the first person they’d heard it from. They also said it’ll eventually cost them dearly. I moved away from the area, so I don’t know if their day of reckoning happened. I hope it did because I like to see bad people pay for their crimes, but tbh, I really couldn’t care less.

If you have a union (and you should), those numbers are spelled out right there in the contract

The one time this came up at my work (thankless underpaid retail job) it was because they hired a wave of new staff at the same pay that us several years in were getting paid and they didn't want us to know. They told the new hires they would be fired if they shared. We found out and demanded raises and got measly 25 cent raises over the new hires. Good times. Same company would ask us to work OT and put it on another pay check so they didn't have to pay us OT wages for the OT because OT was against policy. Keep it up, Indigo books.

I've been told by my current employer not to talk about our pay. It had been allowable for employers to have policies disallowing employees to discuss pay, up until last year. Now it's law in Canada for employers to not have this policy. However, it is left up to the provinces on how they want to implement this law. In Manitoba, they're just letting companies choose. So, it's a bit dicey. I've not heard of anyone in my company actually get in trouble for asking about other's pay. I know one person who openly practices their right to talk about it, with no consequences. It's like you have to dip your toe in the water to see what actually is going to happen, if anything. Or watch someone else test the waters.

And should be all within your shift time. Not "see me after work. Don't log out." Especially if not approved for overtime.

When I worked for a bookstore they would schedule us until close at 9, but we were required to stay until all customers left the store and to cash out. We complained so many times with no change. Openers had to come in early enough to set up their till before open but were scheduled at opening time. Such BS. I wonder if it's still that bad...

Once worked at a place that suspended raises one year admitting that reason was that they made a profit that year, but not as much of a profit as they wanted.

That CEO's second yacht ain't gonna pay for itself, after all...

Unless you're a public school teacher. In that case, it really is true they can't afford to give you a higher salary.

Yeah, I don't think this is actually a secret. Anyone who was able to work from home knows perfectly well that performance didn't drop because of it (and in some cases it actually increased).

They can't handle not seeing people be there for their standard hours.

Strong disagree. Of course it does. So many people working at home have been busted for spending the time doing a million things other than work. On top of that, we all know that online meetings simply can't compare to real, in-person meetings.

And playing silly games during department meetings does not contribute to "strengthening the team". Also, reading motivational quotes for employees - when you, the manager, have already proven that you're not applying them - is hypocrisy and a waste of time.

Well, the last online meeting where they announced firing of 20 people could be real life meeting.

And some of those other meetings could have been pajama parties!

Not at my job

I'm just gonna say this; if you live in a first world country, there should be LAWS that prevent you being mistreated at work. You shouldn't *need* unions. Being treated like an actual human being, shouldn't happen just because you pay a subscription or join a club.

Once i read that when employees of Wal-Mart even mention the word union, the execs fly in on a private jet to diffuse. Which reminds me, why do people get so upset when celebrities fly private? Could you imagine if TS went to an airport? Why don't people go after corporate jets? No one would know an exec from Adam but they use that mode often. Those are the ones who need to fly commercial.

Yes. No one gets fired faster than anyone who even whispered about Unions! Facts.

HR is there for the benefit of the company. To keep the company out of trouble. If doing that means siding with the employee then they will side with the employee.

Always take a union rep with you if you are 'called in' to hr

Human resources are like all other resources, to be exploited in corporate processes and waste materials disposed of as cheaply as possible.

To them, you are more Resource than Human.