Another Perspective: “I was offered a pay increase but asked to have it go to the employees”
February 2026
Lately, I’ve been randomly diving into YouTube comments when watching videos & seeing so many different perspectives… See this one below:
I worked for a large company that offered me a 60 percent pay increase after I have been there a few months. I refused the increase and told my boss to give it to the employees. My boss said he could do that but the company had never done that before. A few days after I was offered the increase an employee said to me that he assumed I got a big pay increase. I said to him I was offered a pay increase but asked to have it go to the employees. He replied with a skeptical response. I told I would be glad to show him my pay stubs. That conversation ended and he walked away. A few days later the employees saw their pay increase. At the end of one year we had increased sales 3.2 times what it had been with no new employees.
If you’ve got an idea and don’t know what to do next…