I work in tech and my job is to write software and build a product. About once a quarter I check in on some of the SaaS we purchase and update management on our spend. Over the years the company has grown, usage went up, and management didn’t care. Six months ago I did my typical quarterly brief on cost and they asked me to bring it down. They didn’t have any numbers in mind just “less”.
I saved them more than 10 million dollars.
Review time comes I get the usual good review a nominal increase in pay and a pat on the back.
Generally speaking I understand my role is to build a product that makes money, improve our margins, and I get paid a salary in return. In reality I get paid the same salary as all the other folks who didn’t directly help the business bottom line and took on easier tasks. I’m the one that did the work and cut costs way more than expected and I deserve to be rewarded.
Guess I’ll let them find someone else next time.
Have a nice day!