[kdamken]

Something I hadn't seen discussed with much clarity is what happened to the employees who were already making 70k+? If I was working there making that much, would I see a similar percent increase? If not, then I'd be pretty angry about the situation and would probably leave as well.

I think part of it is that what you get paid is mostly based on your experience and skill set, as well as what you bring to the company. Let's compare a customer service rep and a web developer. They're both important parts of the company, but one has a highly specialized skill set that takes a while to develop, while the other person answers the phones. The developer has taken the time to invest in themselves professionally so that they could be a higher earner. The customer service rep needs about a week of training. To put them on the same pay grade seems unfair and illogical.

[hanspeter]

So you would leave for another job paying you the same? You would actually leave just to find another job, where your colleagues were payed less?

[kdamken]

I probably would leave, but mainly because I feel that by paying most of the employees the same amount, the company is showing they don't value the employees who are actually worth more to the business. This shows poor management in my opinion. If they had increased everyone's wages accordingly by the same percentage I would feel differently.

[vwcx]

Some of the comments on the NYT piece touch on this -- that higher-earning, hard-working employees were off-put when their "just-barely-cruising-along" employees were receiving the equivalent of a promotion.