re: Worth $15 an hour?

The hidden part is that if this gets discussed or if they whine about it on Reddit, the excuses will come out.

It might be from really really wanting the job so they were nervous or they might have been triggered by a perceived micro aggression.

But it’s always an excuse that is some flavor of about why the misalignment between their perceived value and attempts to discuss/quantify them is unfair.


It really really sucks to be a manager now a days.


My favorite time was being brought to HR in response of an internal candidate lodging a formal complaint that I discriminated against her, and the reason why I didn’t promote her was because she was a female.

She fit in the above mode, with the extra winner of “you have to pay me what I’m worth to see what I am capable of doing.”

I just blinked in disbelief at HR at the accusation.

“You are aware that I’ve already hired for the role, and she will s the same gender as the complainant.”


“Yes but we still need to respect the employees feelings, so here is your required training……”


Needless to say I didn’t stay there for much longer.