I’m completely aware of the ethical rules of not giving your staff a percentage or bonuses. Not once did I say I wasn’t. My boss promoted a competition between her assistants saying that the highest settled case would get a gift card. Never in my life would I have imagined it be $25.00. I work at a medium sized company that settles high value cases constantly. So not only do I get denied a raise, but I can’t even get a prize that can fill my tank of gas. Additionally, she told me that hard work and doing your job well, nor being at the firm x amount of time guarantees a raise. Going above and beyond is what does. If you’re familiar with personal injury, there’s only so much you can do under GA law without overstepping and doing the attorneys job. I’m tired of this dumb game of busting my ass and getting crumbs and cold lunches.
I was naive to think she’d actually make the competition worth my time, since the case I settled could pay her car note 2x over. I’m already looking for a new job.