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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, silly- [b]to lose multiple people was a blow to the business.[/b] If that's how you plan to prosper- unable to retain the best, constantly wasting time hunting for employees or dealing with inexperienced people you've already failed.[/quote]
That part of the story I doubt to be real or at the very least connected to the 'revenge' and likely added to make it better.[i] "Luckily it was a co-worker with a big mouth who had been with the company for 5 years and who was only making $30k/year. He along with two others quit that day. Just walked right out the building and did some paper throwing and chair flipping on the way out. About 6 more gave their 2 weeks notice, along with me, and I found out later that 4 more people left over the next few months."[/i]

But, lets say it is real that three quit immediately with a dozen more to follow. I seriously doubt it was just about that but rather a straw breaking the camels back scenario. Which is far more plausible. In the real world it is very rare that mature and capable people spontaneously quit over such even if they are offended. Most people have bills to pay and without something to walk to they don't just storm out the door creating a scene by throwing paper and tossing chairs. Which the person said they did. What kind of reference would they get? Especially the person with 5 years at the company. And how would they explain that? How would a new potential employer react?

As to the dollars being paid we have no context. 1980? 2010? Nor did they divulge how they came to know what other employees were making or how they obtained the 'damning' evidence. And let's not forget, the whole thing was over nepotism and pay for a temporary position since they were interns still in college. Had I been in that situation decades ago when I was first in the business world I might have felt perfectly justified to be righteously indignant but I sure as hell would quit a job I thought was a good enough one to take over such a situation. I had rent to pay, a car payment, not much in the way of savings and then there would have been my wife's response. But most importantly I would NOT have wanted that on my work history.[/quote]

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