Left Behind After a Layoff

More Work, Less Pay
by Anthony Balderrama, PrimeCB.com writer

Everyone is feeling the pinch of the current economic situation, both on a personal and professional level. At home, we’re making fewer impulse buys and postponing vacations. At work, executives are cutting back on company perks and having to let some employees go.
All in all, life feels tough.

Another layer to add to your stress is what happens when you’re one of the fortunate workers who still have a job. Fewer people working means more work is piling up, and ultimately it lands in your to-do stack. But with budgets frozen right now, how do you deal with the fact that you have more to do and no extra pay to compensate?

“As an employee, you want to make sure that work is delegated fairly and that you get paid for the work you do,” says Lauren Milligan, host of the business radio show Livin’ the Dream. “Your employer, on the other hand, needs all the work to get done and doesn’t want complaining and negative attitudes. Is this a constant push [and] pull relationship? It doesn’t have to be.”

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