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A CEO told employees they won't get raises in 2026 because the budget is going to AI (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] 110 points 5 months ago (11 children)

That's exactly what people should be doing anytime their company boasts about record profits/revenue yet halts pay raises or even has it lower than the rate of inflation.

In my old job I just allocated a percent of my day towards job applications until I finally got out. Morons thought I wouldn't be upset with a 15% pay cut over 3 years of working my ass off.

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  • [–] 73 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    “It’s a question of motivation. If I bust my ass and Initec ships a few more units I don’t see another dime. So where’s the motivation?”

    It’s insane that companies haven’t gotten this hint in the 27 years since Office Space was released.

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  • [–] 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Not wanting to starve is also a great motivator. Now that you're struggling either way the motivation goes away.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    They can't change the incentives without re-inventing how companies work. They're just structured in a way that gives bad incentives like that. And nobody wants to take a risk on their dime, or break the thing that makes them money, and by now it's all basically set in stone. Until the whole system breaks and new things get organized in a new system probably.

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  • [–] 46 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Quiet quit, show up a bit late, stretch your breaks by a few minutes, leave early, steal stuff, don't do anything that doesn't directly contribute to your job, volunteer for nothing, refuse to tithe to whatever their stupid charity is, max out every benefit, max out any family leave, file official complaints to HR, break stuff, don't refill anything, do no maintenance on anything, umionize, etc.

    Be a paid employee, don't be a good employee. Act your wage.

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