In many underpaid jobs, employees are expected to go the extra mile — in this case, both literally and figuratively.

When one toxic boss demanded his employees drive all over Timbuktu with no extra pay, he set into motion a mass walkout that left his employees feeling more empowered than ever.

Read on for the full story!

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I was working for a small local store chain (17 stores across the state).

Paid $1 over minimum wage, apparently had decent benefits if you were full time (they made sure no one was), and wasn’t too terrible.

Soon, the poor working conditions began to get to many of the employees.

Then last week the entire staff at a different store quit at once.

Didn’t think much of it until our boss’s boss came in and said he needed people to go cover that store.

Instead of making any changes, this boss doubled down on his oppressive management.

It was 42 miles away.

Do we get any sort of raise or gas money?

“No, we don’t pay you to drive to work.”

Will we work 8 hour shifts?

“No, you’re all part time employees.”

This was an asinine request for several reasons.

Of course, everyone started voicing their disapproval.

Half of us don’t drive at all, and most share a car with a family member.

We’re making maybe 20k a year and now they want us to drive over 1 hour each way in traffic to work a 3-5 hour shift?

But of course, the boss didn’t care.

The manager got upset and said, “I will be back tomorrow and expect 4 volunteers. If you don’t want to be a team player, I suggest you find another job.”

This employee was determined to call his bluff.

So I did just what he suggested.

Went online and found companies offering entry level positions for several dollars an hour more and some even had a signing bonus.

I had two interviews set up the same day and ended up taking a warehouse job that paid $3 more and had a $1000 bonus after 120 days.

Now they’re recruiting their old colleagues to find something better too.

Two other coworkers got a job there as well and we’re encouraging everyone at our store to apply.

Apparently the job market has gone crazy lately but none of us were really looking so we didn’t realize we were underpaid.

Redditors love a good underdog story.

Let’s see what they had to say.

Sometimes the writing is on the wall…

Managers say the darndest things.

Employees should never get too comfortable in one place, especially if they’re being under appreciated by their bosses.

Does this boss secretly enjoy making things difficult for himself?

Now this employee is commuting less and earning more.

The lesson from this story? Never underestimate your own worth!

Thought that was satisfying? Check out what this employee did when their manager refused to pay for their time while they were traveling for business.