Don't get me started
In 2006 we didn’t get a cost of living rise, because we were way over on our staffing numbers, and therefore over budget. Those who qualified got their pay hike based on performance (not me, because I came in after the reporting period and so didn’t qualify), but there wasn’t enough in the pot to pay the cost of living rise. Our chief Executive stood in front of everyone and told them he wasn’t accepting his bonus until the matter had been resolved and the cost of living increase was approved.

Which it wasn’t.

However, on later being quizzed on the subject of his bonus at one of the regular ‘where we are now’ corporate bullshit back-patting sessions, he was very shifty about it and refused to answer. Hooray for the internet, and a website detailing the top paid civil and public servants in the UK. There’s our chief exec in the top 100. Salary for the year - £120k, with pension, bonus and benefits taking it up to around £180k. His bonus was detailed separately – just over £21k for the year. Which was awarded on the basis that the staff had done there jobs properly and exceeded every Agency target set.

And, when restructuring was first being rolled out, on the basis they had too many staff and not enough budget to pay them with, somebody made the bright and informed decision to give the Chief Executive two assistant Chief Executives, and their PAs assistant PAs…
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 May 2008, 14:06, Reply)