Foundations of Individual Behavior
Case 1: THE BONE OF CONTENTION
Bella has been with Food Corp. for the past three years working as one of the finance staff. She joined the company right after graduation, and due to diligence, rose from the ranks. She is a Certified Public Accountant from a reputable school in Metro Manila. Apparently at the onset, she was happy and content with her work, regularly receiving her monthly remuneration on time. She received added benefits accruing to ordinary employees like her, such as 13th month pay, midyear bonuses, and uniform allowances. She received average industry rates for her type of job.
Patty was a classmate of Bella. She recently joined Food Corp. also as a finance staff, being herself an accounting graduate. Unlike Bella, she had been to different companies, transferring from one job to the other. Because of her various experiences, she was offered a premium over her last salary upon joining the company. She received a salary higher than that of Bella.
Office idiosyncrasies were plenty in Food Corp. Because of this, Bella was able to get information on Patty’s salary. Having been with the company for so long a time, Bella felt depressed and demotivated upon learning of the big disparity in their salaries, considering that Patty was a newcomer. Also, Patty was new to the field, although the work was also related to her educational background and past work experiences. Despite the benefits Bella was entitled to receive, she did not get sufficient periodic salary increases in return for her loyalty and dedication. In fact, her present salary including past merit increases, is still lower than that being received by Patty.
Despite all these, Bella remained friendly with Patty, but maintained a distance which could be felt by the latter. There seemed to be some silent hostility between the two, the reason for which patty could not understand. In fact, she was unaware of the salary of Bella. Being only new in the company,
Bella has been with Food Corp. for the past three years working as one of the finance staff. She joined the company right after graduation, and due to diligence, rose from the ranks. She is a Certified Public Accountant from a reputable school in Metro Manila. Apparently at the onset, she was happy and content with her work, regularly receiving her monthly remuneration on time. She received added benefits accruing to ordinary employees like her, such as 13th month pay, midyear bonuses, and uniform allowances. She received average industry rates for her type of job.
Patty was a classmate of Bella. She recently joined Food Corp. also as a finance staff, being herself an accounting graduate. Unlike Bella, she had been to different companies, transferring from one job to the other. Because of her various experiences, she was offered a premium over her last salary upon joining the company. She received a salary higher than that of Bella.
Office idiosyncrasies were plenty in Food Corp. Because of this, Bella was able to get information on Patty’s salary. Having been with the company for so long a time, Bella felt depressed and demotivated upon learning of the big disparity in their salaries, considering that Patty was a newcomer. Also, Patty was new to the field, although the work was also related to her educational background and past work experiences. Despite the benefits Bella was entitled to receive, she did not get sufficient periodic salary increases in return for her loyalty and dedication. In fact, her present salary including past merit increases, is still lower than that being received by Patty.
Despite all these, Bella remained friendly with Patty, but maintained a distance which could be felt by the latter. There seemed to be some silent hostility between the two, the reason for which patty could not understand. In fact, she was unaware of the salary of Bella. Being only new in the company,
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