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If you received a bonus that you felt was much higher than your job performance deserved, would you give it back?
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November 16, 2009 05:39 AM
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Yes, and in fact I did!
I got awarded M$30 for some Mahalo 'Walkthrough' pages I had claimed, but as I am not a walkthrough writer, I had to return them. I hadn't done much work on them, so I didn't think I deserved that M$30. I refused the money.
I know it's pocketmoney to some, but I like to play it straight. I want to EARN my money, not cheat the system to get it.
Mahalo has always been fair to me, so I want to be fair to Mahalo!
I got awarded M$30 for some Mahalo 'Walkthrough' pages I had claimed, but as I am not a walkthrough writer, I had to return them. I hadn't done much work on them, so I didn't think I deserved that M$30. I refused the money.
I know it's pocketmoney to some, but I like to play it straight. I want to EARN my money, not cheat the system to get it.
Mahalo has always been fair to me, so I want to be fair to Mahalo!
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November 15, 2009 06:07 AM
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No way!
If my employer felt I deserved it it's mine o' mine. Course I never really was the modest type. I'm well aware I rock at whatever I decide is worth doing and refuse to give anything less than my best. I'd never think myself undeserving of a big old bonus check.
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That's actually from our wedding.. but my husbands gift money face seemed fitting for my answer lol
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If my employer felt I deserved it it's mine o' mine. Course I never really was the modest type. I'm well aware I rock at whatever I decide is worth doing and refuse to give anything less than my best. I'd never think myself undeserving of a big old bonus check.
That's actually from our wedding.. but my husbands gift money face seemed fitting for my answer lol
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November 15, 2009 07:24 AM
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I usually feel my pay is undeserving of the work I put into things, especially when I consider the median pay for South Africans aged 15-65 is $2000 a year.
That being said, I have still managed to accumulate some pretty moderate debt and need every dollar I can get to whittle these things down. I simply can't afford to work for charity, so if a job were to provide me with more money than I felt I deserved (which they do every day), I take it, say thank you, and try find a way to not spend it.
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That being said, I have still managed to accumulate some pretty moderate debt and need every dollar I can get to whittle these things down. I simply can't afford to work for charity, so if a job were to provide me with more money than I felt I deserved (which they do every day), I take it, say thank you, and try find a way to not spend it.
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November 15, 2009 02:01 PM
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I would respect the judgment of my boss. If it seemed outrageous enough to be an error which they would eventually catch, like three million or something, I might confirm the amount it with payroll. other than that, it's mine. The CEO makes 12 million on my back, I ought to make a little.
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November 15, 2009 02:24 PM
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It depends on the company. If we are talking about a small, struggling, mom-and-pop type place, I would definitely speak up. If it was a large corporation like Wal-Mart, I probably would not because I know for a fact they can afford it and then some.
This reminds me of a time when I turned down a raise because it would have put my salary over that of my supervisor. I told my manager it wasn't fair and I wouldn't accept such a pay raise. It was only the right thing to do. My poor supervisor was the one who got hit with most of the stress of the department. How could I accept a pay raise that would have caused me to earn more than she. I wouldn't have been able to sleep at night.
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This reminds me of a time when I turned down a raise because it would have put my salary over that of my supervisor. I told my manager it wasn't fair and I wouldn't accept such a pay raise. It was only the right thing to do. My poor supervisor was the one who got hit with most of the stress of the department. How could I accept a pay raise that would have caused me to earn more than she. I wouldn't have been able to sleep at night.
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November 15, 2009 05:55 PM
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I'd keep it, because I'd figure that if they wanted to give me that much, that they must think I'm worth it, even if I don't think so, and that they must not be doing too poorly if they can afford to give me such a generous bonus. Never look a gift horse in the mouth, ya know....
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November 16, 2009 03:20 AM
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Q: If you received a bonus that you felt was much higher than your job performance deserved, would you give it back?
A: No, for two reasons:
1) It makes up for all the times that you put in extra effort and didn't get any recognition for it.
2) If the boss thinks you're doing a good job, and you tell him that you haven't been, such that he should take the money back, it's going to make him feel very skeptical about his own ability to evaluate your performance at raise time, and so, by default, he might just presume that even though to him it looked like you were doing a good job, that according to your own testimony when you returned the bonus you hadn't been, therefore he'll presume you haven't been doing enough to warrant a raise.
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A: No, for two reasons:
1) It makes up for all the times that you put in extra effort and didn't get any recognition for it.
2) If the boss thinks you're doing a good job, and you tell him that you haven't been, such that he should take the money back, it's going to make him feel very skeptical about his own ability to evaluate your performance at raise time, and so, by default, he might just presume that even though to him it looked like you were doing a good job, that according to your own testimony when you returned the bonus you hadn't been, therefore he'll presume you haven't been doing enough to warrant a raise.
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