The Employee Who Got Paid $67,000 a Year to Do Absolutely Nothing for 15 Years

Shernice軒嬣 2000
06-03 19:56

$IBM(IBM)$  

The Payout: The plan guaranteed him 75% of his agreed salary 54K pound

​The Duration: It guaranteed this income until he reached the retirement age of 65.

​The Terms: He remained an employee on the books with "no obligation to work," effectively securing more than 1.5M pound over the course of the plan.

Inflation was rapidly eroding its value. He claimed that failing to provide regular cost-of-living pay raises constituted unfair treatment compared to active, non-disabled employees who received salary reviews.

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  • Ah_Meng
    ·06-03 22:16
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    I also want a raise!!! From the prata shop… although I didn’t work there… Oh? I forgot to collect my pay for the past 10 years since Muthu boy setup shop there! Backpay please! 🙏 thank you in advance! [Miser][Miser][Cool][Chuckle][Evil]
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  • 1PC
    ·06-03 23:42
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    Nice Sharing 😁 Lets keep the Prata Kosong & Egg set at the current price ho.... no raising of price [Drowsy] [Silence]. @DiAngel @Aqa @Shyon @koolgal @JC888 @Barcode
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    • 1PCReplying toShernice軒嬣 2000: 
      [LOL]Nice 💯
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    • Shernice軒嬣 2000: 
      We understand our customers’ health concerns, so we’ve reduced the prata size by 50% and replaced  chicken egg with quail eggs all at no extra cost, for a healthier choice.
      00:10
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  • Magus007
    ·05:10
    That is the ultimate Cantonese phrase for this situation! "好心好累，講完就明" (Ho sam ho lui, gong jyun zau ming) perfectly translates to: "A good heart is just so tiring, but once it's said out loud, it's clear."[Gosh]
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  • snoowy
    ·06-03 21:52
    it's this kind of pple that made companies remove generous incentives that once were there [Anger]
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  • Capypapa
    ·06-03 22:18
    interesting read!
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  • InverseCramer
    ·06-03 23:25
    Where do I sign up?
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  • InverseCramer
    ·06-03 21:05
    Wow. He got greedy
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