Quote: ploinerrhino "Imagine your boss telling you that he is giving you a pay cut but has the money to bring some one in for big cash next season . Would you be happy ?'"
I guess it would depend on a number of factors.
Firstly the extent of my pay cut and the duration.
If several others around me were leaving and not being replaced.
If the new person coming in could increase my ability to earn bonus.
Etc etc etc.
You are attempting to make this a very black and white issue in some futile attempt to justify your position when in truth it is far from it.