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Today is my 10-year work anniversary! (lemmy.world)

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And all I got was an automated email wishing me "well".

Not even a mention in a Teams chat, let alone any kind of reward. I used to listen to my grandfather and father tell stories of getting gold lapel pins or entire vacations for 5, 10, 15-year anniversaries.

My reward? I got put on a PIP last week. Oh, and our government has just decided that no matter how long you've worked somewhere, you'll only get one year paid out. If I was fired today, they'd have to accumulate 10 years of extra payments. Later this year, just the one. Which is what they're waiting for undoubtedly.

So, happy monday everyone! As a gift to myself I've decided to give extra little fucks about anything today.

EDIT: thanks for all the well-wishes, it's honestly appreciated! Warms my cold, dead heart a mite.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

It's really horrible how little most companies value their employees. The employees who generate the bulk of the value for the company.

I was lucky. My company gave me the option of 6 weeks of paid vacation or 12 weeks off at half pay. You better believe I took the 12 weeks. That was two years ago now, and I've heard rumors that they're trying to get rid of the perk for people who hit ten years in the future.

Also there's no perks for anything after 10 years. Probably time for me to start looking for something new...