r/todayilearned • u/EtOHMartini • 27d ago

TIL that philanthropist and engineer Avery Fisher was motivated to start his own company after, identifying a way to save his employer $10,000 a year, was immediately denied a $5/week raise.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Fisher
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u/gellenburg 27d ago

I saved my company almost $1,500,000 a year and didn't even get so much as a recognition or thank you.

Word to the wise: don't try to save your company anything.

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u/mucinexmonster 27d ago

I tried to save my company hundreds of thousands a year, got attacked, got belittled, got moved to a new position.

Five years later, and that number having to have reached the seven digits by now, my former boss is talking about the problem.

I really want to go to someone and mention how that boss say on this issue for years.

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u/soks86 27d ago

If you have any emails about this from five years back you should just fwd them to everyone for fun.

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u/PacificCastaway 26d ago

"Per my previous email,....."