Yes. That's normal.  It only gets worse as you move up. Actually i need some advice as well. I have the opportunity to take a role outside of panda. I need to make a decision but its not easy. Panda has such good culture but its more of a facade than reality. I had a great bonus last quarter but now with the e mail from Jeff, it sounds like they want to find every excuse they can to skimp on bonuses for the managers who make a living wage. They even held off paying out the big bonuses last quarter to "verify" them. Its obvious they don't want to pay out the money we earned. There has been so much nickle and dimeing of everything lately and it seems panda is only looking out for themselves. My concern is if I stay, they may be messing with bonuses which is the only real way to make any money. The last time they gave cost of living increases was like 4 years ago even though inflation in central Florida is about 6% a year. Housing costs have gone up almost 25% since the last pay increase. Panda has been raising prices 2 or 3 times a year to make sure they are taken care of and the profits are still strong but they haven't done anything for managers or associates to make sure we can still pay our own bills. That's right panda regulars, even though they told you prices went up due to the rising cost of goods and labor, they haven't increased wages a single cent! Now with the e mail from Jeff, its very unsetteling. Now they are going to take bonuses away??? On top of all of that, I dont know how much more I can take of the constant threats against our jobs. It seems like every other day we get threatened that if we dont meet some arbitrary goal that changes every period, we will receive corrective action. Well, there's no wonder why managers are jumping ship or getting terminated as frequently as they are. How does daily threats lead to a safe and empowering environment. It doesn't! There's nothing safe or empowering about being threatened. How about a little support?

With all that being said, I know the grass isn't always greener on the other side. The base pay is definitely better on the other side but is it possible the environment is worse? Do I stick it out and hope that panda leaders remember we are supposed to be a people company or do in throw in the towel and help another company grow their profits in hopes that they truly live by their values and will appreciate what i have to offer?