Business etiquette and integrity Part II

martyh
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:01:57 +0000

I would say it depends on the difference. Is the difference $500 or $5000+? It also depends on what your ability is to ok the difference. If it is a corporate decision you have the unfortunate function to tell the employee the situation and that is all you can do; of course with some kind of compassion. If you can approve the difference and it is the $500 it is probably best to eat the $500 and present it that you can approve it for the current year but following years will be based on what the formula comes out to be. If it is the $5000 it is different. Right or wrong the amount was grossly overstated. Although we would like for our employees to understand everything that goes on it rarely is the case so this would fall under that thought and would need to be explained; it will be their choice to agree or accept the reasoning.

My guess is that if it is the grossly overstated amount and the person does not agree or understand after explaining your reasoning more issues will follow……

Years ago I accepted a job transfer with a company which included a salary increase. The day I received my first check I didn’t open it up until I walked out to my car when leaving for the day. As I was sitting in my car looking at my weekly increase of $26,000 I put my personal logic to work and told myself this was a ‘gross’ mistake and proceeded to walk back into the building to talk to the HR person to say there was a mistake.

Good luck.