Do I need to thank my boss while recieving my salary by cash?

[btaliat]

Hi Btaliat,

It is the African way to be grateful for things that we are entitled to, even asking our fellow African, who we had borrowed money to "please pay you back" is crazy. The fact that your employer is paying you cash, is to his benefit. The employer cannot be taxed thus he's making a killing and the books will show positive growth.

So because it is African culture, does that make it right? Employees should try to let the employers know that they are both useful for each others. Without the hardwork of the employees, the business may not grow. And just like we all know workers work for salary, and they won't be paid if they didn't perform their duties. Then why thanking someone that pay you for the job you have done well.

 

[mantra23]

African and their cultures are very unique. They are known for greeting. They greet to appreciate anything they are as a gift even when the givers see it as a right.

No doubt about it if one concludes that salary is a right and not a privilege. For this sake, we don't really need to appreciate our employers for paying us our salary because we work for it.


But controversy arises when the employers pay us by cash. Won't it look insultive to collect money from your joss without bending or even say thank you. I have found myself in this shoe many times. I just need to say thank you even when I know it is my right.

Am I being too obsequious or being servitude? I don't even know but that's what my culture preach. I think this is a singular reason why employers do see their employees as leeches who only depend on them for survival.


Anytime I think this way or find myself in that ugly situation of saying thank you for collecting the money I work for and have the right to, I do wish I am being stupid.

Hi Btaliat,

It is the African way to be grateful for things that we are entitled to, even asking our fellow African, who we had borrowed money to "please pay you back" is crazy. The fact that your employer is paying you cash, is to his benefit. The employer cannot be taxed thus he's making a killing and the books will show positive growth.

 

[Augusta]

Oh well if you say so, so be it but a lot of times these salaries are not even paid by hand. There are paid into the employees account and you might even have that opportunity to thank your boss. Even some firms salaries are being paid by the cashier or accountant. But all the same there's nothing slavery to me about thanking an employer after receiving payment

 

[btaliat]

There's nothing servitude about thanking your boss after collecting your pay. If it is not for anything but courtesy demands this. It shows you just being courteous. Secondly, it shows you are grateful that your employer was able to keep to his or her side of the agreement. So just show appreciations

That's why I said it is being servitude. Since I have done my own part by being working for him without his thank you, why will I thank him for doing his own part too. I think this is nothing but some slavery attitude rooted in the African culture where we don't know oru right from our privilege.

 

[Augusta]

There's nothing servitude about thanking your boss after collecting your pay. If it is not for anything but courtesy demands this. It shows you just being courteous. Secondly, it shows you are grateful that your employer was able to keep to his or her side of the agreement. So just show appreciations

 

[btaliat]

I don't think it is wrong for anyone to thank his boss for paying his/her salary. And at the same time there is nothing wrong if the worker does not thank his boss for paying salary. And of course you are being paid for what you worked very hard for and you deserve every penny for the work you have done.

Now personalize the situation. Have you ever worked with someone before and you are to collect your salary, did you collect the salary and just went away? I bet it is not possible. That's why I am pained. I don't know the reason why employee need to say thank you while collecting salary by cash.

 

[Chibson]

I don't think it is wrong for anyone to thank his boss for paying his/her salary. And at the same time there is nothing wrong if the worker does not thank his boss for paying salary. And of course you are being paid for what you worked very hard for and you deserve every penny for the work you have done.