I am the vice president of the company, and the company is in financial difficulties. My boss informed me that I needed a pay cut of 25%. What should I do?

When I saw your question, I thought of the case 1 1 years ago. I was in charge of human resources in a high-star government reception hotel. During this period, I was in the midst of a global economic crisis, and all walks of life were depressed, and the hotel industry was hit harder. The occupancy rate of our hotel rooms has dropped from 80% to about 60%, and catering and meetings basically depend on some government reception income. But the nature of the hotel determines that we can't lay off employees at will like private hotels. On the contrary, we have to raise a lot of logistics and retirees.

In order to tide over the difficulties, the general manager decided to reduce his salary, but the general manager did a good job, and almost everyone agreed:

The first step: finalize the plan, set reasonable business objectives, divide personal income into two parts: salary and performance, and pay salary and performance according to the completion ratio. In addition, after the situation improves, if there is a part that exceeds the target, it will be paid to the employees in a large proportion according to the personal salary standard, which is equivalent to the compensation for the previous salary reduction.

Step 2: Communicate with everyone privately, analyze the external situation and internal difficulties of the hotel, strive for the understanding of employees, and ask for suggestions on salary reduction schemes.

Step 3: hold a meeting of middle and senior managers, and then hold a meeting of all managers including the heads of grass-roots teams after a unified understanding.

Step 4: Hold a staff meeting to formally announce the plan. At the same time, it is announced that employees who work hard and bring new customers to the hotel will be rewarded by customers, and the proportion is higher than before.

This move not only won the understanding of the staff, but also greatly improved the enthusiasm of all the staff, helped the hotel solve the dilemma in a short time and enhanced the team cohesion.

Back to your question, the boss has a problem: you are an executive, she should communicate with you privately to express her meaning first, and tell you in an informal way like WeChat, indicating that she has made a decision, but some don't want to face you (maybe she is out of guilt, or maybe she doesn't value you and gives you time to decide for herself).

Your response can only be two: accept or reject, and you should understand the consequences of choosing which one.

The above is for reference only, you should make a decision according to your own situation.

It is normal for a company to adjust its position or salary because of financial difficulties or unable to make ends meet. For example, some companies are affected by the industry, and the orders are insufficient, resulting in the last shift taking a day off, and the salary will definitely be reduced by about 40%.

If the company sends you as a vice president to do the work of a worker, you will definitely make it clear. A few orders are temporary. I hope everyone can share weal and woe with the company. When the order is large, the previous salary system will still be implemented. If someone has a heavy family pressure and can find a high-paying unit, the company will not stop employees from jumping ship.

Now such a thing falls on you, but you don't know how to deal with it. It's really embarrassing to be your vice president.

The company's financial difficulties must be caused by poor management. In this case, as a senior vice president, there is an unshirkable responsibility.

In order to tide over the difficulties, as the boss, I will give you a 25% salary reduction. Although it is a helpless move, at least it shows that I am not very satisfied with your work. At the same time, it is also a test for you to see if you are full of confidence in the future of the company.

At this point, if you agree, the boss will temporarily think that you and the company are in the same boat. However, after at most three months, if the section you are in charge of does not improve, the boss will doubt your ability; If you don't agree or leave, the boss will think that she used the wrong person and even think that you are a parallel product.

1. Go with the flow. First show your approval and have a heart-to-heart communication with your boss. While analyzing the causes of this unfavorable situation, make an agreement with your boss that when the performance of the department you are responsible for reaches the original level; When the performance arrives, the salary will increase by 25%.

This is fair to everyone, and it is also called eating by ability. Unexpected salary reduction is not the boss's goal, but everyone's pursuit is to improve performance and realize expected profits. On this basis, your suggestion is reasonable and the boss will certainly accept it. At the same time, you kicked the ball back to the boss.

2. Leave decisively. If this pay cut is not a high-level unified action, but for you alone. There is no doubt that the boss forced you to leave on the pretext of financial difficulties.

In this case, if you are a powerful person, you should use charts and data to explain how much the performance of the department has improved and how much the cost has been saved since you became vice president. In short, you have a clear conscience.

When the boss says that he is idle, you can say rudely that you know what the boss means. It is human nature to spend the same money on people with higher cost performance. At the same time, as employees, it is human nature to pay the same labor and create the same performance, hoping to get higher wages. Now that the words have been said, we won't delay each other.

Remember, don't stay even if the boss keeps you. Because the boss is ready for you to leave.

A pay cut without warning is to ask you to resign. However, a boss will not push a talent to his opponent under the normal operation of the company. So analyze the specific reasons yourself, and take your time in line with the principle that geese leave their voices and people leave their names.

This question is a bit embarrassing. The beauty boss of the company informs you by WeChat that the company has financial difficulties and needs to reduce its salary by 25%. I feel that there are several situations that only the vice president knows and only the vice president can handle and deal with correctly. What are the situations? The first situation: there is a "situation" between two people. As a lover, facing the financial difficulties of the company, I really don't want to "cut my salary" to hurt people's hearts. After weighing in many ways, there is really no better way to tide over the difficulties, so I made the final decision and was embarrassed to say it in person, so I had to inform you in the form of WeChat.

In view of this situation, as you should not only actively support, but also give spiritual comfort "nothing, the difficulties are temporary, and there are always more ways than difficulties." At the same time, you should comprehensively examine the situation faced by the company from a professional height, carefully analyze it, and actively find ways and solutions to help the beauty boss tide over the immediate difficulties. At this time, you must not let it go or have negative emotions, then you will become an ungrateful person or an irresponsible person. You have two important tasks: one is the important task of lover; One is a great responsibility.

The second situation: the relationship between two people is not only the relationship between superiors and subordinates, but also the relationship between friends or the most trusted people. When the company is in trouble, you finally have to reduce your salary for various reasons. Or because of the original promise, I was embarrassed to face it or didn't want to explain it in person (because any explanation is redundant), so I got to know you through WeChat. It conveys three meanings: first, WeChat notification is a decision; Second, I hope you can measure yourself; Third, the boss has no choice but to resign.

In view of this situation, as a friend, you should understand the decision of the female boss, give positive support, show the responsibility of being a friend, have a more positive attitude and enthusiasm for work, and unite the female boss in the same boat. If necessary, you can also sacrifice some personal interests to help your friends tide over the difficulties.

To sum up, the person who can get the notice of salary reduction from the female boss's WeChat should be the person that the female boss cares about. Since you are a caring person, your response to this kind of "love" should be correct. What did you say?/Sorry? You can't just be a shadow. Although you are the vice president, you are still a part-time worker, still working for the boss, and at best you are a senior migrant worker.

So when the boss tells you to cut your salary by 25%, whether you are the vice president or not, whether your boss is beautiful or not, you have to accept it.

Back to this question:

The boss told you on WeChat that the company was in financial difficulties and needed to reduce its salary by 25%. What should you do?

As an executive of the company, it is not difficult to find out whether there is any problem with the company's funds. You should know in advance. Whether to reduce salary or not should also be determined in the formal occasion of the company.

Now the boss tells you these news informally, which means that this is the boss's final decision, and there is no room for negotiation and no chance for change.

So, as mentioned above, take it or leave it.

About acceptance:

Obey the boss's decision and accept a 25% pay cut. But once the salary is reduced, it will be difficult to go up in the future.

Of course, it should be no problem to understand the company's difficulties, set an example and tide over the difficulties with the company. After all, the salary of executives is not low, even if the salary is reduced by 25%, it will not affect life.

Regarding non-acceptance:

If you don't accept a pay cut, there will be two consequences:

Of course, you certainly hope that the boss can take back the decision to reduce salary, but you are the top of the company. How is the company running? What is the boss's temperament and style? You should know that you will definitely let the boss change this decision.

Also, can your ability and your role in the company support your decision to deny the boss?

Anyway, I definitely suggest you try it here. After all, it is for your own benefit and you may succeed.

If the boss insists and you insist, then it is inevitable that you will leave. This is the worst plan. You must think more and prepare early.

Finally, it is suggested that:

Since you are an executive, you must have your own connections and views on the development of the industry, so no matter what decision you make, you must consider it comprehensively and do it according to your own ideas.

I'm afraid it's not that simple. I'm afraid the boss may mean something else. You said yourself that you are the vice president of the company, so you must know the actual operation of the company and know something about the company's capital chain, so you must know whether the company has money or not. If the company is obviously rich, the boss deliberately says that the company is in financial difficulties and wants to lower your salary, which shows that the boss's purpose is not to really lower your salary, but to force you to leave. On the contrary, if you really know that the company's capital chain is tight, it is understandable that the boss asks you to reduce your salary by 25% in this case, and the boss's purpose may indeed be just to relieve the company's financial pressure through salary reduction. In a word, you must know the financial situation of the company to determine whether the boss really has no choice but to lower your salary or has another purpose. Only in this way can you make the right choice.

If it is confirmed by groping that the company's capital chain is tight, it is acceptable for the boss to reduce his salary. After all, the pay cut is only 25%. Although there is a certain loss, he can still bear it. After all, this year's business environment is really bad, the company is in difficulty, and the salary reduction of senior executives in many enterprises is even greater, so you can only accept the salary reduction. What's more, it is not easy to find a job now, and it is even harder to find a well-paid job. In addition, your company may be short of funds for a while, and it won't last long, so it is feasible for you to accept a pay cut. After the company recovers its benefits, just ask the boss to resume wages, no problem. In short, in this case, it is advisable to be quiet.

If you know that the company has sufficient funds through groping, then the boss will give you a 25% salary cut, probably to force you to leave. In this case, you should weigh whether you want to fight with your boss, because you can complain about this unreasonable salary reduction and go to the labor department to safeguard your rights and interests, but it is bound to be awkward with your boss. So it depends on whether you are willing to fight with the boss. If you don't want to get into trouble with your boss, then you can either accept the boss's salary reduction decision or resign voluntarily. If you are not afraid of fighting with your boss, you can directly reject the boss's decision to reduce salary, demand that the salary agreed in the contract be implemented, and then take corresponding measures according to the boss's reaction. Maybe in the end, you will reach the point where the contract is terminated through negotiation, which is a better result.

The above is my personal analysis, but according to my workplace experience, I think your boss's sudden decision to reduce his salary by 25% should be a last resort because your company's capital chain is very tight. Why am I so sure? Because in practice, the boss wants to get rid of an executive, and the common practice is to reduce the salary by 50% or more at once. As long as there is such an operation, executives can be driven away. But according to your situation, your boss only reduced his salary by 25%. Although the range is quite large, it is not too big to be unacceptable. If your own salary is high, even if your salary is reduced by 25%, your total income is still considerable. If your boss really wants you to leave, the reduction is not enough to make you feel that you have to leave. At most, it will put you in a contradiction between going and staying, which is obviously not what the boss wants to see. If so, it is certainly safest for you to accept the boss's decision to reduce salary, because there is still hope of recovery in the future.

Of course, if you really choose to accept your boss's salary reduction, then you should also explain to your boss that you can accept this salary reduction decision in the short term for the sake of the company, and you must return to your original salary when the company recovers its operational efficiency. If the boss can promise this, you can rest assured to accept the boss's salary reduction decision; On the contrary, if the boss doesn't agree, it means that the boss wants to lower your salary for a long time, so you should be prepared with both hands, while continuing to work, while looking for another job. Therefore, the situation is still complicated. If you want to deal with this matter exactly, you must first know what the company's capital chain is actually like, and then combine your communication with your boss to make the most correct choice. But no matter how you do it, it is basically the above situation. What you need to do is to analyze the real purpose of the boss's salary reduction, which is the premise for you to take correct countermeasures.

The above is my personal experience, and I hope it will inspire you.

I am a bear who drank honey, and I want to share it. Of course, reply directly first: no, because it doesn't conform to the rules of the workplace, there is no love in the workplace, only everything has its vanquisher. That is to say, the salary reduction is to exchange other values, of course, not to accept a simple salary reduction.

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First of all, there must be a share exchange for salary reduction.

If the company has cash flow difficulties, it can get 5% of the shares by reducing its salary by 25%. That's totally fine.

For example, Ma Yun of Alibaba, when he was poorest, couldn't give any reward and couldn't give a raise. Tong Xiaohong at the front desk wants to resign, and Ma Yun said to give you 0.2% of the shares. In the end, this 0.2% increased the value of children by more than 654.38 billion yuan.

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Secondly, salary reduction requires equal exchange.

If the company thinks your labor cost is too high, you need to increase "bonus or commission" in exchange.

For example, a bear's annual salary is too high, and the boss asks if it can be reduced. At that time, a bear created the best annual performance, gross profit margin and growth rate in the history of the enterprise. Either it is a turnover problem or too many people are jealous. In order to balance the envy of others, the boss needs to reduce his salary.

Therefore, the annual salary is paid in three parts, 50% in the current month, 25% quarterly and 25% at the end of the year. One bear plus one, the profit of the excess performance part, the dividend reaches 25% of the equity.

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There must be a basic exchange for the final salary reduction.

Enterprise development is staged. In the initial stage, in order to attract talents, the salary cost is too high, which reduces the profits of enterprises and leads to slow development.

For example, at the beginning of a project, I want a bear to join me. My salary needs to be reduced by 80%, but a bear doesn't want shares. The boss decided to increase welfare benefits, provide assistants, cars, super flexible working hours and provide tutoring for children.

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Simply reducing salary without other exchange is hooliganism, even if the beautiful boss has a promise to the other party. Pay cuts are ok, and three exchanges are necessary.

1, value-added share exchange.

2, the equivalent goal to achieve bonus exchange.

3. Flexible working treatment exchange.

This year's market, bosses who can not lay off employees are all good, not to mention a 25% drop, just give some money. * * * tide over the difficulties.

1. The boss tells you through informal channels, indicating that the boss respects you more, and the implication is to discuss with you.

2. Take the initiative to ask the boss about the current situation of the company and see how you can share your worries.

As the vice president, I have the responsibility to pay less to survive. My boss and I learned about the salary reduction plan and made it clear that we are willing to take on more, and the salary reduction must be greater than other employees.

Generally speaking, helping each other in the same boat is always on the lips, and you can't lose the chain at the critical moment. Going through difficulties will deepen your friendship with your boss.

Think about it carefully, even if you leave for a new owner, it is not impossible, but a beautiful boss can't see you, so think twice!

Since the boss has proposed a pay cut, she must be psychologically prepared, so if she is tried to stay, she can only passively accept it.

But I suggest the following:

As the subject is the vice president of the company, he is very familiar with the company's operating conditions.

If the company's loss or profit is not enough to pay for high labor, it is recommended to accept it temporarily and prepare to retreat. Because the pay cut may be temporary or long-term, the worst may come.

If the company doesn't reduce its salary for the above reasons, then the main body should find a way out quickly to avoid falling into panic on the day when it is forced to leave.