Man Lauded For Bluntly Telling Boss He Will Only Put In Enough Effort To Match His Low Salary

The issue of salary pay has always been one to discuss. We all hear how corporate jobs are underpaid and how capitalism exploits peoples' talents with bare minimum wages. This time the debate is sparked on social media platform TikTok.

TikTok user @krisdrinkslemonade reenacted an interaction he had with his boss a few weeks prior in which the two discussed his job performance.

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“I have 9 weeks left at this job so,” he captioned the clip.

In the video, the boss can be heard saying: “Mainly, I want us discuss the difference in your performance between last year and 2020."

"You were the top-rated employee in 2020, but it doesn’t feel like you’ve been nearly as present. What’s changed?” they ask.

And Kris was very well prepared to respond to this. 

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Kris first appears very calm but decides to be completely honest at the same time and from here starts his rant about his performance in 2020 and how since he was not rewarded with a raise, he saw no reason to keep up his efforts.

“2020 was the second year in a row I didn’t get a raise, even though I was the top employee,” he says.

In another video, Kris also shares with the viewers what happened afterwards

“When I asked why couldn’t get a raise, you said it was because my position—no, ‘My pay was a fair market value for my position.’ And when I asked where my pay falls on the pay scale, you said ‘below the median,’ so below the average of what I could make in my position," he continues.

"So, at that point, I just decided I’m going to become a fair market value employee and put in a below-average amount of effort because that’s what I feel like you pay me to do. You’ve created an environment where there’s no incentive for me to work hard. So I don’t.”

In another follow-up video, Kris shares that he will be laid off soon and so this is another reason why he is no longer making effort for his job.

TikTok agrees with Kris in this regard and many argued that higher effort requires a higher salary.

“I told an employer once that I am merely performing at the level of the value they placed on me,” one person said.

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“Funny how employers always have an excuse for below average wages, but accept no excuses for below average work,” another commented.

“Yep, that’s my attitude from now on. I’m never settling for anything less than what I’m worth ever again. They don’t like it? Oh well. Not my problem," said another.

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