It's the little things...

I have been a disgruntled employee lately. We just recently received our yearly raise and according to my boss they are based on merit and some employees won’t even get one this year! So I get pulled into the conference room and my boss starts in on how I am doing such a great job, there have been no complaints, I am an excellent employee and they are SO lucky to have me. Then he proceeds to push this tiny folded piece of paper across the table for me to take a look. I look at it. In fact I look at it for so long my boss asks if I need to go back to college to learn math again. Funny comment yes, even funnier was the raise I got. I already knew that it wouldn’t be a good raise just based on how this Company is. But I would’ve had more respect for my boss and my company if they would’ve said “Sorry for your luck, but we pay people crap!” I mean why bother with the whole stroking of the ego conversation? So needless to say, I instantly started looking for better opportunities with more of a vengeance than ever.

Well today was payday. I never really LOOK at my paycheck because it’s always the same thing since I am on a salary. But today I had 2 envelopes instead of one and the one envelope had a special note on it. It read “You received an extra pay day this week because you did not use all of your sick/personal time from last year. As you know any unused time is paid at 2/3 your hourly rate. Congratulations on your attendance! Your loyalty and dedication are noticed and appreciated”

So I anxiously tore open the extra envelope to see how much money I got and besides just the extra paycheck, there was a Pay Day candy bar in there as well. I really thought that was a cute idea so call me crazy, but just that little gesture made me feel good and even if for a moment, happy to be employed by this company. Sometimes it really is just the little things.