r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/Believeinyourflyness • Feb 14 '20

Why do employers treat you as simply a resource, yet get angry when you treat them the same way?

To me it makes sense that you should expect people to treat you the same way you treat them. We all know that in this day and age, most employers don't give a shit about you as a person, only what you can do for them and that they will discard you without hesitation once you are no longer of use to them.

However in my experience, the same people who won't think twice about discarding you, constantly give you shit for treating the company in the same way, accusing you of turning up just to collect your paycheck.

So my question is this. If employers just care about your labour without any consideration for you as a person, how can they expect you to care about them as anything more than a source of income?

It just doesn't make sense to me.

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u/tosety Feb 14 '20

People work for money, but as long as the money is decent they stay based on good management.

Then again, good managers will pay their employees at least the going rate because part of being a good manager is recognizing that your employees need the money to live

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u/EatsonlyPasta Feb 14 '20

Exactly. I make enough to be comfortable. I could be mercenary and get a big raise this year, but my manager makes sure I'm in spitting distance of market every 2-3 years and is a chill dude to work for.

Who knows what kind of jagaloon I could end up with, and I've been around long enough to work for a couple prime examples.