After
seasoned for a year and plus a little bit extra, fighting my own battle in this
enormous battlefield of corporate world, I started to taste some spices of this
mysterious corporate world. Every year, there will be this one particular day
where people will get all mix-emotion thingy.
What
else’s if it is not during the time when the company was supposed to announce increment and adjustment of individual payroll?
This is the time to know best, “Are you
been a valuable asset to your Company?” Or you are just “like many who are insignificant to your
company vision and core business, and because disposing you will be cost too
much, so.... maintaining your pay might be the cheapest thing to do”
For
what I believe, the action and reaction are the most honest answer. If your
salary didn't get revised/increased, that would probably mean that you are off
from the right track in company. That would also mean that whatever efforts you
have put in the past one year, may not seem significant to your company vision
(provided that you are not slacking off jobs). Which in crueler word, you
might be the expendable one.
Don’t
get me wrong about this, I am not saying that people who is not entitled to
raise/promotion is not good enough. What I mean is that the right people might
be in the wrong place. Just like asking Michael Schumacher to change Tyre instead of helming the cockpit.
If
this is the case, what would be your next move? Would you negotiate with your
boss and resort to resign as ultimatum? Or would you put yourself low enough to
beg your bosses and bombarded him with all sort of difficulties and inflation you are facing? Or are you the one who really know your true worthiness and
decided to put it in other place?
Ah!
I leave out one important move, which is most recommended by the employers. Work extra harder, prove your worthiness
and try again next year. For people that have been work like bull and upon
receiving this feedback, I am sure they will take it as an insult more to an advice.
Thing is, if one have been work like bull throughout the year, and have decided
to double the bull-eh for another year which turn out to be another disappointment,
one could imagine sort of psychology and mentality damage it could inflict.
For
what I think, salary increment/adjustment is the only way to gauge your future
in this company. One can work like bull and superman, but if all the efforts
were pour in area which is not within company’s core business per Se the boss
will not really going to care that much. Which mean, a coffee/office boy can
cut the paper, post the mail, make coffee and prepare files thrice as fast, but
at the end of the day, he might not get a fair share of increment just because
his efforts were not significant in bringing money on the table.
This
is one of the time, where you have to stand up and fight for you future. This
is a big and will be a long dreaded war for everyone. And in war, there is no
fair and square. Like the famous saying from ‘God Father’, it is just business and nothing personal.
One
can’t blame the boss for not increasing your salary. He got an account to watch
and he will always try his best to keep the payroll minimum while increasing
the revenue for the company. It is his job to do so. As obvious as it may look
like, the boss is fighting his own battle too. So there is nothing personal.
So, if you are really a key person in the company, he would definitely offer you
an increment/ adjustment/promotion without fail every year even in difficult
time, just to secure you in the company.
For
my case, very soon enough I will know my position in company. I have been
thinking a lot lately, mostly about my performance in the past one year. Well,
my next move would be a lot easier to decide after the result is known. One can’t
change the surrounding but always can change itself. Hence, may the luck and
wealth with all of you as well. Till the next updates,
Take care and lot
of Wealth.
