New York City Firm Offers Pay Rise For Tattoo

EnglishLady · May 4, 2013

Passionate about the the brand or passionate about money?

A New York brokerage firm has offered staff a 15% pay rise for being tattooed with the company's logo.

The CEO of Rapid Realty NYC says about 40 employees have been inked with the logo in the past two years.

Anthony Lolli says workers were willing to be tattooed because they were "passionate about the brand".

But they may also be passionate about the extra 15% in commission they get for sporting a tattoo.

Mr Lolli put the policy in place 18 months ago after one employee got the tattoo to prove his loyalty to the company.

New York City Firm Offers Pay Rise For Tattoo

layoutshooter · May 4, 2013

Sounds just plain butt stupid to me. Can you imagine when that company fires you, you quit, the company goes out of business, changes logos etc etc etc. Pay should be based solely on performance. Sell 100 widgets you make so much. Sell 1000 widgets you make 10 times more.

Treat you employees with respect, pay them a competitive wage and they will remain loyal.

Anything else is just cow patties.

Turtle · May 4, 2013

layoutshooter said:
Sounds just plain butt stupid to me.

Yeah, well, if you get the Load One logo tattooed on your butt, you get free supper at Isis.

layoutshooter · May 4, 2013

Turtle said:
Yeah, well, if you get the Load One logo tattooed on your butt, you get free supper at Isis.

WELL, that makes a difference. I could get "Wide Load" tattooed on the other cheek!

Why would I want to go to Isis to eat anyway? If I was THAT CLOSE to home I would be grilling venison tenerloins on the BBQ at home.

I will skip the tattoo.

Turtle · May 4, 2013

A bit Dennis Milleresque, I guess. Isis closes at like 3PM.

layoutshooter · May 4, 2013

Turtle said:
A bit Dennis Milleresque, I guess. Isis closes at like 3PM.

Why would I want Dennis Miller over to eat venison tenderloins? That would be less for me!

Turtle · May 4, 2013

layoutshooter · May 4, 2013

Turtle said:
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If you insist. I still don't want Dennis Miller eating any of my venison tenderloins. Good chance his is anti-hunting anyway. I would let Red Skelton join me, be he is tied up right now. Dennis Miller likely cusses too much anyway.

layoutshooter · May 4, 2013

I would have had Justin Wilson over too, but he is busy with Red right now. You could come over but you would have to leave the sprinter up the road. I don't allow weird vehicles in my driveway.

LDB · May 4, 2013

I don't know, Dennis Miller is pretty conservative and sensible about most things. I'd have lunch with him any time. Maybe you're thinking of Bill Maher, a total waste of free air.

layoutshooter · May 4, 2013

LDB said:
I don't know, Dennis Miller is pretty conservative and sensible about most things. I'd have lunch with him any time. Maybe you're thinking of Bill Maher, a total waste of free air.

Only if HE pays. We would have to eat at Isis. Don't trust him to come to my house. Then Turtle could join us and have a place to park his sprinter since weire vehicles are not allowed in my driveway.

paullud · May 4, 2013

layoutshooter said:
Sounds just plain butt stupid to me. Can you imagine when that company fires you, you quit, the company goes out of business, changes logos etc etc etc. Pay should be based solely on performance. Sell 100 widgets you make so much. Sell 1000 widgets you make 10 times more.

Treat you employees with respect, pay them a competitive wage and they will remain loyal.

Anything else is just cow patties.

Did you miss the part about it being an increase in commission? If they get the tattoo but sell nothing they get an extra 15% of nothing.

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layoutshooter · May 4, 2013

paullud said:
Did you miss the part about it being an increase in commission? If they get the tattoo but sell nothing they get an extra 15% of nothing.

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I did not miss it. I just think that the very idea is SO DUMB that it is something Obama would think of.

zorry · May 4, 2013

Hey. Some carrier should give you a bonus for putting Their logo on your truck.

Easier to remove than a tattoo. Just go to your local truck wash.
Oh, someone already had that idea. ;(
What was the outcome of your vanishing signage, Joe ?

tenntrucker · May 4, 2013

Turtle said:
Yeah, well, if you get the Load One logo tattooed on your butt, you get free supper at Isis.

Hey! We get a dessert too!

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layoutshooter · May 4, 2013

zorry said:
Hey. Some carrier should give you a bonus for putting Their logo on your truck.

Easier to remove than a tattoo. Just go to your local truck wash.
Oh, someone already had that idea. ;(
What was the outcome of your vanishing signage, Joe ?

They continue to vanish. NO one has decided just who is going to pay for fixing them. The ONLY thing that I am 100% sure of is that I am NOT going to spend MY money to fix THEIR junk! I hope that makes it clear.