Take them. But don’t tell the things you don’t like. If you don’t take them they count you as you’re not happy and if there’s layoffs you’ll be on the list
I've been with my current job for about four years. Recently, and especially in the past few months, the workload has increased significantly, and I've taken on many new responsibilities. So naturally, I thought this was the most appropriate time to discuss a salary raise, especially since I haven't seen any increase since day one. I asked my manager about it, and he told me he would look into it.
A little while later, he called me in. What was his explanation? Simply, there's no 'bandwidth' in the budget for my salary to increase. And then he hinted that if I had accepted a lower salary initially when I was hired, there might have been more flexibility for raises later on.
Mind you, I'm not earning a huge amount here. I just found the whole situation incredibly absurd, so I had to share it somewhere.
I have never met, nor will I ever meet, a single person on the face of the earth who wanted to work.
Let's be clear about what's really happening with these widespread layoffs. When many large companies lay off thousands of employees simultaneously, they aren't just reacting to market conditions; they are actively flooding the job market. More available talent means less negotiating power for individuals, which naturally drives down potential salaries.
This isn't a series of unrelated events. These major corporations are operating with a common objective, and there's a clear purpose behind these massive workforce reductions. Consider the context: after a period of high cost of living - something everyone has felt - you would expect salaries to start catching up to these increased expenses.
However, instead of allowing salaries to adjust naturally, these organizations appear to be creating a deliberate scenario to halt this upward trend. They are using these large-scale layoffs to directly influence the job market, ensuring they don't have to permanently increase their salary costs.
What's even stranger: many of these very companies are not facing genuine financial difficulties. Several of them have reported their highest profits in recent memory over the past financial periods. This makes the timing and scale of these layoffs even more suspicious.
This is exactly what they are doing, and until this stupid government of ours puts stricter labour laws in place whereby you cannot just fire or lay people off and make it as difficult as possible, these companies will keep on getting away with it
Layoffs put employees under intense pressure because of their financial responsibilities and bills. This constant fear of losing their jobs pushes them to look for any way to secure a new opportunity as quickly as possible. As a result, some turn to AI tools like Interviewman which provide instant answers during interviews.