Wednesday, August 01, 2007

"I Need A Raise?"

Be afraid. Be very afraid from now on, if you are contemplating asking the boss for a raise. You may receive a bullet to the head for your troubles.

I have worked in the restaurant biz for 30 years, and it's common to hear the phrase "I need a raise" from the team members. Like every day. Like 365 days a year. In the following scenario seems the boss got tired of hearing it from his team.


Two underpaid employees at an East Point car dealership had been hounding their boss for a raise. Instead, the boss gave them each a bullet to the head, police said.

Fed up with the two workers' frequent salary demands, owner Rolandas Milinavicius — who was in dire financial straits — apparently snapped Thursday morning and allegedly shot both of them to death inside the business.


Rolandas Milinavicius, 38, owner of RM Auto International in East Point,turned himself in and confessed to killing his employees, Martynas Simokaitis and Inga Contreras. All are from Lithuania
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1 comment:

Hoots said...

That is one bizarre story!

I'm reminded of a very smart answer I once heard a manager give someone asking for more money: What you need is a higher-paying job. There are a few here if you want to learn how to do them and wait for an opening. Otherwise, maybe you need to look elsewhere.

Cold blooded? Yep.
But solid advice. (And damn sure more helpful than bullets! Sheesh!)