If you were asked to volunteer for a 10% salary reduction for 5 months to help avoid more layoffs, would you?

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Did they guarantee (in writing) it would prevent layoffs? Did they guarantee (in writing) your job would be safe? If not, don’t do it. Put yourself first, no one else is going to.

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Are people above me taking a cut? If they are, sure. If they aren't, nope.

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We did that and are still having layoffs. I’d take an even higher pay cut to save jobs.

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Being asked to “volunteer” for a salary reduction seems like a strange request. They cut my salary without any warning (I’m the sole provider and a mom so will be working harder for less money which sucks but - I have a job). Asking employees to make this decision out of a sense of solidarity when you don’t know where that money is going seems a bit ... fraught.

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No

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I was and I did. 9 months minimum.

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Took 25% off (upper mgmt). No layoffs. We're back at 100% after 3 monts.

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Yes

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Of course

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Yes, if it applies to senior staff across the board.

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Yes.

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Took a 20% cut. No layoffs yet.

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I don’t think you need to volunteer... if you’re asked it’s probably not really asking. It’s more like telling. What have people experienced so far? How has it been done? Through a courtesy email or you just find out when your paycheck is lower?

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Exact same thing happened to me. I was OK to do it, but if it’s not really voluntary, don’t say it’s voluntary. Assholes.

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Yes

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Totally.

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I’ve done it. When working at an executive level at a small agency. It stretched on with no end in sight. That left me salty and was one of the reasons I moved on.

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Absolutely. I already recommended all leadership take a 20 % hit. I’d go first.

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