Originally Posted by
Ptyltd#69
If in the current market the Boss is a bottom feeder and wants to reduce your pay by 20% for no plausible reason other than to line his own pockets and your respect for the Boss, interest in his job and what he represents is low, then likely you'll not take the cut and move on to the next job.
Why suffer a pay cut when the same or likely more money is to be had elsewhere working for a Boss that rewards the effort you put in? If you won't pay market rates no suitable person will work for you. In the room, in Brisbane those that squabble over 20% in November 2022 are playing in the wrong game, they're lost and won't ever win, hence the talk of taking a break, this is the reality.
When a retiree with time to burn wants to play hardball then fair enough and good for them but for others with disposable income but no disposable time, meeting the market is a no brainer as it gives the best odds of a worthwhile experience, actually saves money long term and saves the most precious thing of all, time.