Of Psychology and Psychosomatics

I made a list of reasons why private companies usually pay their employees fairly.

• When an employee works hard, regularly, every day, for over 6 months
• When an employee finds themselves in possession of knowledge and experience that benefits the company in unique and regularly successful ways
• When an employee goes above and beyond their original job duties without being asked
• When an employee goes above and beyond their original job duties after being asked
• When an employee’s job duties are increased by 400% since being hired, yet performance remains exceptional without any formal training or onboarding process
• When an employee’s extracurricular projects increase brand visibility and client engagement at no additional cost to the company
• When an employee creates original material that is implemented on a company-wide scale
• When an employee takes on extra roles at no additional costs to the company
• When an employee spends hours of their own personal time building a company strategy, which is then implemented by the company
• When an employee asks for a raise and shows the preceding list as evidence of their qualifications

Has anyone had experience with these issues? I’m hoping that, by presenting a purely hypothetical list of possible reasons for fair wages, there might be some shy folks who have some stories to share about unfair compensation. Leave a comment!