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Money 39 73.58%
Lesser money + a bit of appreciation 14 26.42%
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Old 11th June 2008, 16:54   #1
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More money or fame ?

Ok. The title isnt apt.

My question is this.

If at work, you do very well and you deserve a raise/promotion, what would you prefer ?


1). Only money Give me the raise and be done with it
2). A slight raise but also being appreciated in front of all the other employees at the AGM or some sort of meeting.

Please be serious while voting. Dont vote for fun
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Old 11th June 2008, 16:57   #2
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Definitely the 2nd option as every effort put in is much more worth if appreciated only. Huh ! did i forget the less monetary award?
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Old 11th June 2008, 16:58   #3
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Dont vote for fun
So I can either vote for fame or money, but can't vote for fun? Damn!
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Old 11th June 2008, 17:14   #4
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At this stage of my life, the money will do just fine for me, thanks. A promotion along with that would be super!

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Old 11th June 2008, 17:17   #5
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Money will do just fine.

Artemus Ward:
When a fellow says it ain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the money.
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Old 11th June 2008, 17:18   #6
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Only God can judge me. All others must pay cash :-)
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Old 11th June 2008, 17:27   #7
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Money and Fame will follow the worthy!

I like it in that order.
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Old 11th June 2008, 17:30   #8
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Monetary raise is also appreciation isn't it ?
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Fame/appretiation is more satisfying than the monies for that Long-way is the best method
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Appreciation alone is not going to get me my next car ;-) . So I need the money.
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Old 11th June 2008, 18:17   #11
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Voted for 'Money' and was surprised to see the results! We all think alike
Maslow's 'hierarchy of needs' doesn't hold good anymore or are we still at the bottom of the pyramid
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I believe my thoughts can be best expressed by this quote
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Show Me the Money!

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Old 11th June 2008, 19:07   #13
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More money and less fame, thank you.
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Old 11th June 2008, 19:17   #14
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So I can either vote for fame or money, but can't vote for fun? Damn!
Sam bhai, you na, are truly rare.

Anyway, I would go with option 2. Money only motivates to a certain extent. Public appreciation and recogition goes a long way in bringing the best out of people.
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Old 11th June 2008, 19:37   #15
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You can keep all the appreciation free of cost, all the "Great Job!"'s, "Excellent work"s, "Couldn't have done it without you"'s. I'll gift wrap it too and I'll just keep the money, Thanks very much.
PS: “Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money.”
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