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| Yes | 59% | 410 votes | Total: 696 votes | |
| No | 41% | 286 votes |
Yes
Created on: July 02, 2009 Last Updated: August 23, 2009
Please Cut My Pay, Not My Coworkers' Job
Once I understood how taking a pay cut to save a coworker's
Created on: July 02, 2009
Generally, yes, I would take a pay cut to save a coworker's job. The only reason I wouldn't would be
Created on: July 02, 2009
I would take a pay cut to save a coworker's job. And I did.
More than 13 years ago, when the economy
Created on: July 05, 2009
During these trying times as hardworking and loyal co-workers find themselves worried and often afraid
by Jake Betz
Created on: July 02, 2009
If the co-worker was valuable to the company, taking a pay cut to save his or her job would be
Created on: July 04, 2009
Let's suppose for a moment that you were given the following ultimatum: You could save the job of
by Charles Ray
Created on: January 10, 2010
Okay, here comes a question that should get a lot of blood racing and tempers flaring, and should spark
by Adrian Owens
Created on: October 21, 2009 Last Updated: October 23, 2009
Yes, I would take a cut in pay to save a coworker's job. The down slide of the economy has put everyone's
Created on: July 03, 2009 Last Updated: July 04, 2009
I have taken a 'No Pay' before so why can't I take a pay cut? Way back in 1989, I was an Analyst/Programmer
Created on: March 30, 2010
The answer to this debate is simply not black or white. There are many factors which would
by Tena Kight
Created on: July 03, 2009 Last Updated: July 04, 2009
In todays tough economy we could all use an act of kindness, especially one that helps to keep our "financial
Created on: July 03, 2009 Last Updated: July 04, 2009
Deciding if one would accept a pay cut to save a co-worker's job is more than a matter of personal finances,
Created on: July 02, 2009
Would you take a pay cut to save a coworker's job? Don't laugh, and say, "You have a screw loose," because
by Larry Darter
Created on: July 06, 2009
It seems interesting to me that a few months ago I would likely have never spent any time contemplating
Created on: July 06, 2009 Last Updated: July 07, 2009
Yes, I would take a pay cut to save a co-workers job, and I have. I am a firm believer in "You reap
No
Created on: August 05, 2010 Last Updated: March 18, 2011
Would I take a pay cut to save a coworker's job?
A question such as this is one that would need to be
by Shawn Keegan
Created on: December 15, 2010
America was constructed on the idea of doing whatever it takes to get ahead. In other words the harder
Created on: July 02, 2009
Although sacrifice for our fellow women and men is a desirable attribute, the fallacy with this line
Created on: February 08, 2011
The moral decisions that people make are directly dependent on their positioning at the time of the
Created on: August 20, 2010 Last Updated: August 21, 2010
Many Americans are already being paid a low wage. Minimum wage has gone up making everything else go
by Akua Hinds
Created on: October 02, 2010 Last Updated: October 03, 2010
Working amongst coworkers can be a fun experience because your workmates can help you out with carpooling
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