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Cleita

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2. Meet you in the unemployment line.

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 06:29 PM

Apr 2012

I just got replaced by another worker willing to work for $2 less an hour than me. It's a bad job market out there. I can't imagine even demanding to be "incentivized".

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Next week, Ima march in to my boss and say... [View all] TygrBright Apr 2012 OP

I know what my boss would say varelse Apr 2012 #1

Meet you in the unemployment line. Cleita Apr 2012 #2

Oh, come on! NO one thinks their boss would be all... TygrBright Apr 2012 #3

They sure don't want to motivate you. bahrbearian Apr 2012 #4

That's not the way it works n2doc Apr 2012 #5

Truth! Bozita Apr 2012 #6

This is the result of IRS deductibility. former9thward Apr 2012 #7

Thanks for the good info Tumbulu Apr 2012 #8

It certainly is the real issue. former9thward Apr 2012 #9

I work for a public university--I don't think the Board of Directors catbyte Apr 2012 #10

Perhaps some math will help. Indydem Apr 2012 #11

But they are rarely held responsible... Fumesucker Apr 2012 #13

I proposed the same thing to my boss...... Uben Apr 2012 #12

I just quit blueamy66 Apr 2012 #14