For me, the test of fairness, which many of us fail, is if we would have the same view of events if the situation were reversed. An employee approaches his boss requesting a raise, pointing out that he has not had a raise in 2 years, while other colleagues have received pay increases. The boss responds that while his performance was highly satisfactory, the colleagues who did receive pay raises demonstrated sterling reviews. The employee believes this decision is unfair, and suggests there may have been some favoritism at play. The fairness test here is what would the employee do if he were the manager. A nursing supervisor is told that two nurses on a hospital ward are unable to report to their shift. Each nurse has to carry a heavier patient load for that shift. These nurses believe that they are entitled to additional compensation as their already heavy work load has been increased. This request is denied by the hospital’s administration. I wonder if the hospita
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