My office has been working super hard the last 9 months, harder than any neighboring jurisdictions.
To thank us, my boss is giving us bonuses for the first time… but changing the way we’re paid. We’re no longer guaranteed step increases in pay or cost of living adjustments. Instead, pay will be determined by our evaluations and performance. We are going to have less paid time off. They’re taking away a week of PTO. If they cut my hours, they won’t have to cover my health insurance.
Today, I prepared an email to my boss and HR. I want changes in writing. I know there’s nothing I can do because it’s an employment agreement, not a contract in the legal sense. But I’m also not taking this lying down. I will badmouth them to everyone who will listen. Employers should want to hire the best for the job (I know, that’s naive of me. They just want to save money). They won’t achieve that by cutting benefits.