‘It doesn’t work like that': Boss tries splitting his own bonus amongst team of employees, finance shuts him down

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Eleonora Bader
Mar 31, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

One very lucky individual who was working as a boss in corporate took to Reddit to complain about their 'amazing job'. On the surface, their job seemed like a dream come true. They explained they had unparalleled autonomy, generous perks, and a handsome salary. So what's wrong? Well, this person was deeply dissatisfied as they felt like just another cog in the machine, and weren't able to help their own employees when it came to raises. Each year the employees were shut down and told they weren't getting more than a 2% raise. Yet somehow, finance had 30k and 40k bonuses to send their boss's way. They toiled tirelessly and the boss reaped the results. It's a broken system, what can I say?

The commenters had a lot of suggestions and gave their honest two cents… Some said the boss should split their bonus amongst the team of employees, while others said they should do something else entirely. Next up, a programmer who was laid off in favor of a new hire… but it all went wrong.

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