In almost every industry, employers are trying to do more with less. Educational institutions across the United States are working hard to cope with budget cuts and increasing demands on limited resources. Additionally, trade schools, college campuses and universities across the country are seeing student enrollment at an all-time high. Simply put, there is an expectation to do more with less. Hardworking educators strive to meet the growing demands in their classrooms and laboratories. Davis Applied Technology College in Kaysville, Utah, is certainly no stranger to the higher demands placed on staff and administration due to ongoing budget cuts and record enrollment. Like many educational institutions, employees at Davis Applied Technology College have not received a salary increase since July 1, 2008. Due to legislative budget cuts in the State of Utah, employees at the Davis Applied Technology College experienced a salary decrease effective January 1, 2009. At this time, this salary decrease has not been reinstated. Once the pay cut was implemented, employee morale plummeted to an all-time low, as demonstrated by water cooler gossip, negativity, and unwarranted accusations. Overall, employees are tired and tired. In general, job gratitude has become less and less of an incentive for performance. State revenue estimates for fiscal year 2013 were released on February 21, 2012. The revenue estimates were "flat and disappointing." According to KSL.com, Senate Majority Leader Scott Jenkins "estimated that lawmakers are about $50 million short of paying for a pay raise for higher education employees and several other items that they were hoping to finance.” .. middle of paper ......c Review. Hong Kong: April 17, 2003. Vol 166, Iss. 15, p. 38-39 (2 pages)..Gibson, J., Ivancevich, J., Donnelly, Jr., J., Konopaske, R. (2012). Organizations: behavior, structure, processes (14th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0078112669.Gilliland, Wild Oats (available on the Internet) http://www.inc.com/magazine/19940201/2768.htmlKaye, B. (2009). LEADERS WITH ESP FOR HARD TIMES. T+D, 63(6), 54-57.Nelson (article editing)Schaefer, J. (2010). How to improve employee morale. Rural Telecom, 29(3), 40-42. Simplicio, J. (2011). It all starts at the top: divergent leadership styles and their impact on a university. Education, 132(1), 110-114. Watson, M. (2009). Nonprofit leaders must act now to improve flagging morale. Chronicle of Philanthropy, 22(4), 30-31. Weiss, W. H. (2011). Strengthen morale, motivate and empower employees. Monitoring, 72(9), 23-26.