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THE PAYOFF
Great news you landed a job at Dental Suppliers Inc. You are excited about the salary they offered you because it is above the average your fellow graduates are earning. During your first two years with the company, you cam the highest ratings on your performance reviews and receive two salary increases. You are very happy with your job and hope to be promoted to a supervisory position soon.
Recently, Ginger Vitis joined Dental Suppliers after getting her degree at night from a small college. She is considered a good employee with potential. The firm has been trying to hire more female and minority employees because of the 1981 Charter of Human Rights and the provincial anti-discrimination laws
Last week, you and Ginger were at a business meeting Casually, Ginger mentioned during lunch that she felt lucky to land a position with such a great starting salary. The conversation stops abruptly when you find out that her starting salary is $300 a month more than what you are making now.
The next day you go straight into your boss's office and say, "What's the deal? I camed the highest performance reviews for this years, and you're paying a newly-hired person more than me.
Getting information from your boss is often like pulling teeth, but he tries to explain that your salary was high compared to other employees. You answer, "Well, if that's what Dental Suppliers thinks of me, it can ."
1 Why are you unhappy with your salary now while you were happy with you talked to Ginger? before
2 At which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs are you operating?
3. According to Herzberg, is salary a motivator or a hygiene factor? Does your attitude about your salary support Herzberg's theory? Explain.
4 If you were in your boss's position, what would you do to solve this problem without creating any additional problems? What would you do to prevent this from happening again?