Company call goes south over VP's remarks after no one gets a raise: 'If [you] only want to work 40 hours a week [...] you should leave'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Apr 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

This company call certainly did not inspire confidence. Normally, company meetings have that annoying motivational nonsense going on, but this time, we've got a VP who decided it was a good time to tell all the 300+ employees who have not received raises that they should be working longer hours. In fact, he said that anyone who is not willing to work 50 hours should quit now. Not exactly the inspiring words people want to hear after they have been denied even basic cost of living raises.

There are proven ways to manage people and to inspire a team. One of those ways is having employees who are genuinely on board with the team leader's vision. Another way is to motivate them to work harder by paying them more. Promotions and raises are how you inspire loyalty and keep people around. 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions in the comments section. For more, check out this post about another deluded employer who was shocked when an employee quit after receiving a pay cut.

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  • 01
    "The gall of someone to tell the whole company [...] they should want to work 50+ hours a week"
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    VP on an all company call told us all that "if you want to work only 40 hours a week don't let the door hit you in the □ when you leave".
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    Let me preface this to let you know that of the 500 people in the company about 100 are sales people who get commissions.
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    Another 25 get performance based bonuses. 70 are salaried with OT. The remaining 300+ are exempt salaried with no bonus and no commission.
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    So the Partner (VP) that runs this division had an all team call. On the call was the typical you rah rah sales stuff to get people fired up.
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    But then he tells us that if only want to work 40 hours a week that you should leave the company because we are planning on GROWING FAST!
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    In the 2.5 years I was there, not one single person on my team got a cost of living raise. So I started asking around. The teammates in my location had NEVER gotten a cost of living raise. One person has been there 6.5 years. Not a single raise for ANYONE on the team since they started.
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    I cannot believe the gall of someone to tell the whole company who hasn't gotten a raise, doesn't get any profit sharing, gets no bonuses or commissions that they should want to work 50+ plus hours a week when they get LITERALLY NOTHING IN RETURN FOR THAT.
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    Literally the only people who will get rich are the 12 partners in the company and perhaps some of the sales team.
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    How are people this disconnected from reality? EDIT: Oh yeah, this is also one of those "we are a family" companies.
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    PawCrusader 23 hr. ago Time to go OP. You should only be required to work your 40 and then you should be free. This guy is an hole who thinks he owns you - get away. good luck finding something better. 727 Reply Share
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    Th3TruthIsOutTh3r3 OP 23 hr. ago Oh I brought up my concerns to my manager and his manager. Got let go 2 weeks later. No loss, I had zero respect for the company and leadership.
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    It was an hostile environment and my attorney is recommending I sue them for violating the whistleblower laws. I having figured out what I'm going to do next. 612 Reply
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    muskratboy 22 hr. ago This is an excellent way to get me to work 30 hours a week. 79 ☐ Reply Share
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    Th3TruthIsOutTh3r3 OP . 22 hr. ago oh they track your work time and get a report weekly of your hours logged in and hours recorded to clients.
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    Humble-Plankton1824. 23 hr. ago I'd be OK with a lot of working hours if it hourly pay with proper overtime. Salary with no extra pay?
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    Th3TruthIsOutTh3r3 OP . 23 hr. ago exactly. You want me to put in 60 hours but only pay me for 40 hours?
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    mikemojc 21 hr. ago To quote a confused actor, "What's my motivation?" Sales force get commissions, hourly folks get overtime... what's the motivation for the salaried folks to go above and beyond? retention bonus? performance bonus? profit sharing? Leaders motivate. manipulators cajole.
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    bustedbuddha 22 hr. ago Sounds like you guys are likely miscategorized s exempt from over time you did probably call your state department of labor about that
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    Strange-Scarcity 20 hr. ago Organize a walkout. Get all of those no raises provided employees to walk out, all at the same time. Solidarity. Everyone grab your and walk out.
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