I have worked in high tech since 1983. Over my career, I have received unsolicited bonuses, stock grants, and other perks, from time to time.
At the same time, when I thought I had made a material contribution to the company's success that was above and beyond my normal role, I would ask for compensation of one kind or another. At times, I was told no, and at other times, my request was granted. I believe Wayne Gretzky said something like "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."
My lived experience is that life is not fair. In the organizations where I was an employee, owner or executive, it has never been the case that everyone, in their "heart of hearts," really believed everything was entirely fair.
I think it's right and proper to recognize and work to correct injustices, to the extent possible, yet I think it's also true that people vary all over the map and on a perhaps uncountable number of dimensions, and trying to achieve complete fairness is simply not possible.
I will also say that my belief that life is not fair does not require us to go through life constantly angry and frustrated.
I could be wrong, and I don't wish to put words in your mouth. Interested in your thoughts, if you want to say more.
At the same time, when I thought I had made a material contribution to the company's success that was above and beyond my normal role, I would ask for compensation of one kind or another. At times, I was told no, and at other times, my request was granted. I believe Wayne Gretzky said something like "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."
My lived experience is that life is not fair. In the organizations where I was an employee, owner or executive, it has never been the case that everyone, in their "heart of hearts," really believed everything was entirely fair.
I think it's right and proper to recognize and work to correct injustices, to the extent possible, yet I think it's also true that people vary all over the map and on a perhaps uncountable number of dimensions, and trying to achieve complete fairness is simply not possible.
I will also say that my belief that life is not fair does not require us to go through life constantly angry and frustrated.
I could be wrong, and I don't wish to put words in your mouth. Interested in your thoughts, if you want to say more.