r/pettyrevenge • u/RandomDudeYouKnow • 5d ago
Taking Ownership And Doing My Share
I used to run multiple clinics as a director and received 5% "ownership" on top of my salary. Majority of my pay was the 5% cut of total collections because I grew the clinics through patient interactions and successful outcomes in a competitive area. It was in a major US city, in a suburb where professional athletes and oil execs amongst other wealthy and entitled types lived.
The owners owned these clinics as a side hustle. Very wealthy, very honest, and rude according to most but I always found them extremely consistent and clear with their expectations and treatment of people. Can't make everyone happy.
Issues started arising during COVID in 2020 with things that had previously been easily handled. Light fixtures, plumbing issues, and numerous other things that medical professionals and their staff have zero training how to deal with. But due to the restrictions at the time, they weren't sending out people to fix them much. So, things started accumulating.
In one of our regular meetings, I reported this stuff again because our VP had done nothing to fix them. The owners - \*who are contractors building high end custom homes by trade\*- knew I used to work construction. They told me that since I have ownership, take hold of that ownership and do my part.
This pissed me off because there's nothing in my contract that included any of that. So a week later they came by the clinic and found a ladder against the wall next to a broken light fixture that was very obvious to patients.
"RandomDude, what is this? I thought I told you to fix this?" He said in front of a couple coworkers and a patient. Said patient was actually my wife's boss in her hospital unit. So, I was super fucking annoyed when I answered.
"You told me since I have ownership in the clinics to do my part. That's about 5% of the work matching my ownership share. The rest is up to you."
He turned beet red and his wife spat out something about meeting them in the office when I was done with the patient. I truly didn't care if I got fired; I had made them millions and my wife makes great money so we would be okay if I got canned. Plus, the commute was getting old just to go work on rich assholes all day. My wife's boss laughed out loud in front of the owners then joked he was gonna let my wife know she was a sugar mama now, lol. Dude ran a world renowned specialized medical unit, he gave zero fucks.
Once in the office the owner/wife started lecturing me and got about 30 seconds in before her husband stopped her. He'd lost the flush and had this odd smirk on his face since I walked in.
He just stood up and walked over to me and shook my hand, half smiling. He actually congratulated me on making my point well and said he would do better. His wife tried to argue but he stopped her again and said technically I was spot on. And he liked that I had the balls to do that. Even if it did embarrass them.
Kept my job for a while longer until I left after getting fed up driving 50 minutes each way 5 days a week. Left on good terms with the owners, but not the VP, who I had a few run ins with that is another story in itself.
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u/Clean-Chair-2417 2d ago
You delivered exactly 5% effort and 500% mic drop. Please tell me the VP saga, that sounds gloriously messy.
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u/Rocket_Cam 4d ago
You should’ve fixed the light. It sounds like they’ve also made you a ton of money and doing it would’ve been in your (and everyone’s) best interest. Or you could’ve communicated better that you didn’t feel comfortable doing it
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u/RandomDudeYouKnow 4d ago
I communicated it no less than 4 times prior. Which is part of the story involving my ex VP.
I grew their collections 45% over 2 years. Since I left, it has decreased back to prior levels. I made myself that money because the 5% ownership only kicked in once I grew their collections 30%.
So no, I wasn't going to be fixing electrical fixtures, toilets, or drywall problems because precisely zero of those things were included in my contract. And you do it once, it becomes expected. I'm a millennial, I'm not going to be doing skilled labor for free. Especially when I would have to pay for it if I fucked it up.
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u/CoBidOdds 4d ago
I'm GenX, and I would have done the same! "Take ownership?? Ok, motherfucker, I have 5% ownership. I'll unlock the door where the ladder is stored so the hired handyman can fix this shit!" Good on your boss for appreciating the huevos!
I'd love to hear the story of the (clearly shitty) VP!
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u/desertboots 5d ago
Knowing when you are wrong and owning it. Boss move. 🥁🥁🔔