People who get paid too much turn into this...
28 May 2022 · 1 min
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In this reflective monologue, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP, argues that a manager’s personal beliefs about money shape compensation practices, and that paying employees too well can unintentionally foster entitlement, ego, and a sense of superiority. She explains that many managers assume employees would react with gratitude and increased effort when overpaid, but often the opposite occurs: employees begin to view tasks as beneath their pay grade and refuse to take on responsibilities they deem “below” their compensation level. Liu frames these behavioral shifts as a second‑order consequence of inappropriate pay decisions, placing responsibility on the employer for not anticipating the psychological impact of overpayment.
