Thanks for another year without a raise

Crybaby.

Welcome to the wonderful world of the soda business!

Well, my complaints about the sodabiz are usually more toward people who prevent you from doing what you do best. But on the other hand, since I own my own business I can go out and get more customers and thus this is my raise. The more customers I have and the more referrals I get because of my great selection and service, the more I earn. So if you're in a stagnant situation selling the mainstream habit drinks, why don't you set up your own distribution company and sell good stuff and make some money and work your buns off and make more? Not ragging on whatever you do, but hey it works for me [img]smile.gif[/img]

Upset -
Are you "entitled" to an annual raise simply because you show up? Are you making more money for the company this year? Are you worth more than they pay you? Are you an indentured servant that cannot leave DPSUBG and go elsewhere?

If you're good, they know they have to give you a raise to keep you, otherwise you will go elsewhere. On the other hand, if you're not good enough, or if they know you won't leave, they got you.

It's your call.

I give raises and bonuses to my employees when I feel that they have shown some incentive and a positive attitude and produced results for me. I think only an idiot would not want to reward someone for increasing their business; building a good reputation. Without saying that I agree with everything I've heard about whatever Jim Turner does (as I've never met him), I can say that if he's a good businessman and you're showing him that you want him to profit from your existence at his company, he would most likely without your pressure, give you a raise when the time is appropriate.

I've got one employee who is so enthusiastic and loyal that he always does his best to make sure things go right for me. He will drive & deliver til after midnight if necessary, and he collects from slow pays and he lets me know who I should beware of and so forth. A few years ago I paid off all of his credit card debt with the prerequisite that he cut up all of his cards and not get another. I let him pay me back interest free over a year and basically let him earn the money to pay me back through performance-related bonuses. If it's not enough that he appreciates that I did that for him, on my birthday he came to me and told me that my present this year would be that every time he ever breaks accidentally a case of soda, he will buy the case and drink whatever didn't break. He told me that he thinks he'll break less if he buys what he breaks, and he said that who knows, he may discover that he likes a soda he had never tried. So now it's on me to find out how to outdo that on his next birthday and so forth. And if you're an employee like that you will never have to even consider not getting a raise unless the company folds. I know that this one employee makes me feel so secure about whatever is under his care that I wouldn't even think of passing up the opportunity to show my appreciation.

Wow what a story when do you come to the east coast! [img]smile.gif[/img]

My complaint is that Turner said NO RAISES for ANYONE. I can think of 80K in savings this past year alone that I saved him. Every year I am saving him money. What a ass. My reviews are great. I have learned many jobs that I cover for people on vacation, and sick. What else does he want???

"No one is getting a raise" is usually a bit of propaganda. If not, and things are really that bad, then I would expect that to be the trend for several years to come. Now the ball is in your court. You can:
1) Cry plenty of tears the next several years, or
2) Move on.

Hey we'll get to the East Coast some day! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Well if he is really so bad to everyone, then he must have been drinking out of cans for too long!

But seriously, unemployment is low in this country and if you're good and make yourself available you can do better... take the plunge!!

(and not Nestea... that is JUNK!)