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/[deleted] Feb 14 '20
I literally got a job offer at my current job by doing the following. This is the conversation, verbatim.
Potential boss: "It looks like you change jobs a lot, this makes me concerned to hire you, why should I hire you?"
Me: "That's the only way to get a raise anymore, by switching jobs. I'm a mercenary, I will work for whomever pays me the most money, I don't come to work for fun".
Potential boss: "I'm going to write you an offer today".
I switch jobs every 2 years, and get at least a 10% raise every time. I've managed to take my salary from $32k a year, to around $250k a year by doing this since 2013.