“Raise Requests Gone Wild: The Art of Begging in the Office”

Joe and Frank were in the office and noticed that someone had put up a suggestion box with some 3×5 cards next to it. Both decided that this was a great idea and each took a card to fill out. Joe wrote, “The office workers should all be given raises!” When he looked at Frank’s card, it said, “Can we all have raises, keys to the executive washroom, personal secretaries, new company cars, new coffee cups, longer lunch breaks, an extra three weeks vacation each year, a holiday on St. Patrick’s Day, Columbus Day, and Martin Luther King’s Birthday?” Joe said, “Frank, that isn’t the right way of getting things changed around here… You shouldn’t put all of your begs in one ask-it.”