You are not worth that salary.
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This is something that the president actually said to me when I was a manager at a restaurant.
At that time, the company's bonuses were completely performance-based. If you cleared all the designated evaluation criteria, you would receive the full amount of 500,000 yen. For me, with a monthly salary of 250,000 yen, 500,000 yen was truly a dream amount.
So, I worked hard. And one year, I cleared all the criteria for the first time.
The department head at the time said, "Miyagawa, you did it!" Of course, I received the full bonus, but what made me happiest was that my hard work had paid off.
However, at the bonus announcement, the president said this: "Why do I have to pay you guys this kind of money?"
Naturally, I snapped back. "Well, isn't it unfair to say you won't pay after evaluating us based on the predetermined amount for clearing these criteria?"
In response, the president said, "You are not worth that kind of salary in the first place."
That year's bonus for everyone was zero. The reason was "the company's performance has worsened."
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