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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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need HR help
i need to draft a letter for someone re: pay decrease. Do i start with a happy face emoticon?
Re: need HR help
"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
Oh man, with the Webdings the employee in question would just give up and walk out the door.
I also got this type of memo, letting us know that we were all getting a 5% pay decrease, including the owner. The kicker was we got the memos the day that our direct deposits (with the decrease) went through.
"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
You may want to emphasize how much less they'll have to pay in taxes as a result of the reduction. The company is really doing them a favor.
3 out of 4 dead babies agree! pepsi is better than coke! - EdithBouvierBeale
Lordy. Grow some balls and stop lurking. It's like stealing from the internet. Jesuschrist. -- AudreyHorne
I hate love and marriage. I got married so I could destroy these things from the inside. - NoisyPenguin
It's a good thing my circle of trust is as giant as my vagina. That only leaves a couple people out. - Cali
She was hired thorugh a gov't program that paid for 50% of her salary for 8 months. the 8 months are up, her sales are okay but not stellar. She's costing us money to employ at this point, but we want to offer her a straight commission pay structure instead of just letting her go.
it's a tough, tough market for salespeople right now in this industry. She's a nice lady with long term potential.
my dismay at having to do this could be colouring my comprehension, but are you serious? i'm trying to do anything at all to break this gently and kindly, but leave no room for misrepresentation that if things don't improve her days are numbered.
No, I was totally kidding. My boss has a bad habit of trying to invent a silver lining when she delivers bad news, so I have plenty of tips on what not to say. This was one. Also, if you lay someone off, don't try to make them feel better by pointing out how much they'll save on daycare, or how much shopping time they'll have now (not kidding, I've seen both of these happen).
I would go with the very basic:
It is with great deliberation that we have made the decision to reduce your salary. Based on the current economic climate.... We have every confidence that with tenure, you will be able to meet or exceed your current income through commissioned income.
Something like that.
3 out of 4 dead babies agree! pepsi is better than coke! - EdithBouvierBeale
Lordy. Grow some balls and stop lurking. It's like stealing from the internet. Jesuschrist. -- AudreyHorne
I hate love and marriage. I got married so I could destroy these things from the inside. - NoisyPenguin
It's a good thing my circle of trust is as giant as my vagina. That only leaves a couple people out. - Cali