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Loyalty to a company usually depends on how that company treats its employees.

One pharmacy tech found herself questioning how far she was willing to go for her employer after her workplace fired its previous pharmacist over “lack of profit” and replaced her with a new, money-hungry owner.

The new owner quickly began pushing techs to work harder and find new ways to boost profit, expecting a level of dedication that didn’t match employees’ measly hourly wage.

Making $20 an hour for 45 hours a week, with no benefits, PTO, or sick time, she couldn’t understand why she was expected to go above and beyond for a business that offered nothing in return.

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Why am I expected to go above and beyond at $20/hour?

I work at a privately owned pharmacy as a tech and recently the pharmacy has undergone major changes.

The previous pharmacist we had was fired out of nowhere due to “lack of profit.”

The new owner was a complete nightmare and soon pushed everyone into overwork.

The new pharmacist is a family friend of the owner and is extremely profit driven. She is pushing us (techs) to work hard harder, and find ways to make more profit for the business.

This employee wonders what’s in it for them.

Honestly, I don’t care about profit if I’m making $20 an hour, 45 hours a week, with no benefits, PTO, or sick hours.

Why am I expecting to go above and beyond at $20 an hour?

Sounds like this new boss is completely out of touch.

What did Reddit make of all this?

Some bosses seem to live in their own little fantasy world.

Making more profit should be a concern of the boss, not the hourly employees.

One key element sticks out for this commenter.

Profit and pharmacy don’t go together in this reader’s mind.

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Asking employees to care about profit while paying them $20 an hour with zero benefits is a pretty steep ask.

At the end of the day, nobody owes extra effort to a business that isn’t willing to invest anything back into the people doing the work.

Wanting fair compensation before extra hustle is just basic math, and it’s the kind of math people are forced to do every day to make ends meet.

Profit-driven leadership usually forgets that motivation has to flow both directions.

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Benjamin Cottrell

Benjamin Cottrell | Assistant Editor, Internet Culture

Benjamin Cottrell is an Assistant Editor and contributing writer at TwistedSifter, specializing in internet culture, viral social dynamics, and the moral complexities of online communities. He brings a highly analytical, editorial voice to his reporting on workplace conflicts, malicious compliance, and interpersonal drama, with a specific focus on nuanced stories that lack an obvious villain.

As a published author of rhetorical criticism, Benjamin leverages his academic background in human communication to dissect and elevate viral social media threads. Instead of simply summarizing events, he provides readers with balanced, deep-dive commentary into why the internet reacts the way it does. In addition to his cultural reporting, he is an experienced fine art photography essayist and video game reviewer.

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