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07/31/2007: "Remember This Next Time You Want A Raise"

One thing is common among all American workers, no matter how much they make - they all think they should make more. Snivelling to your boss about why you need a raise is considered an art form. Usually, you just get sent packing. In at least one case, though, the employees got a little more than they bargained for.

The owner of a car dealership has been accused of killing two employees because they kept asking for pay raises.

Rolandas Milinavicius has been charged with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of Inga Contreras, 25, and Martynas Simokaitis, 28. All three are from the eastern European nation of Lithuania but had been living in Atlanta, Georgia, authorities said.

Milinavicius, who was having financial problems, told police he shot the two Thursday after they kept asking for more pay, said police in East Point, which is just outside Atlanta.

"He told us that he was under a lot of stress," East Point police Capt. Russell Popham said. "Unfortunately, he decided to take his anger out with violence."

"As I understand, the employees were not really happy about the pay, and they had questioned him about it over the course of time," Popham said. "That morning he said he just snapped."

I certainly don't want to make light of the deaths of two innocent people, but it just makes you wonder how much pressure people put themselves under to be successful. Also makes you wonder if they have a labor rights organization in Lithuania ...

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On Tuesday, July 31st, I am not worth it (and not worthy either) said:

Yeeouch !

Is this the corollary of "going postal " ?

On Tuesday, July 31st, 3 of 4 said:

I wonder if they were all legal in USA. In S. Florida many illegals from E. European countries are working for ( contractors) Most of the time the contractor is illegal allso. The contractor convinces the company to hire illegals with the understanding that the company doesn't need papaerwork on the indivials because the company pays the contractor not the laborer. The contractor then takes his cut. The contractor is supposed to keep the laborers quiet by helping with insurance and housing. Mostly though they keep them quiet through intimidation. The contractors are organized throughout the USA. They payoff local politicals. They provide sympathetic journalists with anything they need. Most E. Europeans I know are looking for a citizen to fake marry them so they can get a green card and work anywhere they want. They all want to stay in this country and rarely send money home because their parents don't want the money and they need to save for rainy day. I personally have 20 or so friends in this pickle.