The 10% Illusion: Coding My Own Severance
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At the start of the year, our CEO, Mr. Mercer, patted my shoulder heavily. "If we hit $5 million in profit, the core team is splitting 10% of it!"
I went home and told my husband, Mark, that I’d be bringing in around $80,000. He was ecstatic, talking about how we could finally make a massive dent in our mortgage.
On December 23rd, just before the holidays, my phone buzzed with a direct deposit notification: $2,800.00. I stared at that number for a long time, convinced it was a typo.
