A Wells Fargo employee asked the CEO for a raise — and cc’ed 200,000 coworkers

The Washington Post's On Leadership ^ | October 9, 2014 | Jena McGregor

[Larry Lucido]

Did he get the raise?

[MeshugeMikey]

I’m pleasantly surprised that the Emailer still has his job.

I’m also somewhat squishly on whether that message might not have been a tad much.

[willywill]

I’d be afraid I’d be fired. I think tyrel is probably used to more protection than the usual, however.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Oates said his manager has told him he’s not in trouble. He said Stumpf has not yet responded.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/10/07/5226704/wells-fargo-employee-emails-pay.html#.VDcprxUo6cw#storylink=cpy

[HereInTheHeartland]

Well I can say for a fact it didn’t go to everyone!

[funfan]

What makes Tyrel think he deserves a raise?

Seems like the job he does could be outsourced to india or a call center in Budapest for less than $15.00 per hour

[EternalVigilance]

The company was so pleased with him he’s now been given a job in the Liberian office.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Or Cebu at $6/hr.

[rawcatslyentist]

Tyrel was hoping to get fired. Unemployment and a nice fat racism settlement to pad it off.

[PAR35]

processing requests from customers trying to stop debt-collection calls

No, outsource it to ComCast. Their call center folks would probably take a pay cut for the fun and entertainment they could get from desperate folks.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Use the company's profits to give every employee a raise of $10,000.

Oh, isn't that sweet? Why only $10,000? Why not $100,000 each? Why not just divide up the profits equally among all workers at the end of the year? Who gives a s__t about the stockholders? Who gives a s___t about the fact that the entry level clerks don't do nearly as much or have nearly the skill of higher level executives? Let's just make everyone equal? Wouldn't that be nice?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Why only $10,000 of the depositors' money?

Why not $1,000,000?

After all, it's just extra money that people have lying around that they don't need.

[CodeToad]

“Why not just divide up the profits equally among all workers at the end of the year? Who gives a s__t about the stockholders? “

Actually, I think the entire stock market system is corrupted and needs to be done away with.

Stocks are no longer about raising cash to build a business.

[Mygirlsmom]

Scary reading the comments following the article. So many delusional, ignorant people.

[Larry Lucido]

works in an Oregon office of Wells Fargo processing requests from customers trying to stop debt-collection calls

How does that work, exactly? Does the guy have a big rubber stamp that says "Request Denied"?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Makes you understand why people are expatriating to the Pacific, Asia and Costa Rica, doesn’t it?

[workerbee]

Use the company's profits to give every employee a raise of $10,000. According to the Observer, Oates said the move would "show the rest of the United States, if not the world, that yes, big corporations can have a heart other than philanthropic endeavors."

Well, hell, Tyrel! Why not $20,000 each!?!

NO SOUP FOR YOU!

[kjam22]

I’d probably give the guy a promotion. I’m betting he has more guts and tenacity than his boss.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Actually, the law says that if a customer asks, a company may no longer contact you by phone and must write you. If they keep at it, you may sue and collect damages.