The bonuses by which many employees in the budget system have been able to benefit from high revenues have aroused controversy in recent weeks, in the context of austerity measures announced by the Government of Romania. Some, like the “woman’s increase”, have amazed the Romanians.
The management of a company received increases because it has kept women in its composition. Freepik.com
The most recent case, intensely commented on social networks is the so-called “woman increase”, respectively a 10 percent salary bonus, granted to the management of the company for managing its energy), a Romanian state company, subordinated to the Ministry of Energy.
“Because he was a lady in the management of the company, all the management of the company automatically deserved to have that indicator, which automatically came with a surplus to the monthly remuneration. It seemed aberrant.”said Minister Bogdan Ivan.
The Minister of Energy announced that he has sent the control body to the respective company, where, according to the official, the management receives an allowance that reaches up to 56,000 lei per month, the equivalent of about 11,000 euros.
The woman’s increase and discrimination
Many Romanians commented, with irony, the bonuses received by the heads of the society. Some argue that the woman’s increase would have a different significance.
“I thought they were getting something extra, to have something to go to women. Or maybe they had a fetish, like you, who knows”jokes a Romanian, on the Reddit platform.
Someone else claims that the increase could be even bigger.
“Only 10 percent? I say to increase the percentage according to the number of women. At least that will be the most appreciated woman!”, He believes.
Other Romanians write, joking, that when granting the company the company tried to avoid discrimination.
“I try to understand how men have obtained this increase. They put it with: it is discrimination, dom’le!”says one of them.
It was fair to be “human increase”, not to be discriminated against at all, contradict another Romanian.
“The woman’s increase, in a deeply misogynistic country, collects men”, another Romanian complains.
Another Romanian proposes to grant a matrimonial increase, for stressed men at work.
“How can you find your mistress at work if your wife is there? Such working conditions lead directly to hypertension”, add it.
Someone else asked Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to publish the complete list of the bonuses received by the Romanians in the budget system.
“I am curious if we find any increase in hemorrhoids (for the state too much on the chair for nothing), spidersolitaire (when you have no installed solitaire), of kinship (when you have at least three relatives working in the same institution), matrimonial (when working with your spouse in the same institution) or presence (for the day), for the day),” add it.
Bonuses, rewards that mask the growth of wages
A Romanian believes that bonuses are, in fact, masked wage increases.
“I bet that if they would write there, instead of increase, 15 percent salary growth, we would not be so upset, although the same thing is fixed.”he adds.
Most budgetary salaries are made up of bonuses, another state employee shows, trying to explain the situation in which they are.
“I have 3,000 lei salary with bonuses, without them, it is 1,600 lei. I understand that no one forces you to engage in the state or private, but, seriously, it is sad when everyone comments on bonuses and their names without knowing that they are, in fact, which allows a budget to have an OK salary.”he concludes.
“It is as if I, employed in the private environment, I would receive extra money just because I respect the job description.”someone else contradicts him.
The bonuses, more numerous and diverse to the state
Another Romanian comments humorously to publish the bonuses he considers unjustified.
“I try to imagine the reactions of all the priests who are now discovered that I receive money for nothing:” Ahhhh, holy, caught us! Ready, tomorrow at honest work! “, He writes this, on a social network.
The bonuses are the amounts granted periodically to the employees, in addition to the basic salary, for certain special conditions or activities at the workplace.
The most known and accepted in both the private and the state, are the bonuses for additional work, those for seniority, for work during the night or on legal free days, for the use of a foreign language or for dangerous or risky working conditions.
In the budget system, they are accustomed to some trades or functions and bonuses for neuropsychic overload, for managing European funds, for working with the public and for confidentiality, and in private can be granted loyalty or mobility.
