September 4, 2026 at 6:35 pm
He Took On A Foreman’s Duties, Got Told To “Keep Excelling” With No Raise — So He Called It Out Directly
If the work is already being done at foreman level, the pay should already reflect that, full stop.
If the work is already being done at foreman level, the pay should already reflect that, full stop.
Nothing says “congratulations on the promotion” quite like a new car payment and no job to drive to.
You can’t blame them for being annoyed by this…
There’s no doubt he could’ve handled this better.
The art of the deal is sometimes just pure luck.
If he wants to stay on the boss’s good side, he should probably say yes.
Sometimes the biggest career mistake isn’t leaving a toxic workplace, it’s believing the toxic people won’t eventually get rewarded for it.
In the end, everyone got what they deserved!
They both have very valid opinions about this situation.
Staying out of other people’s messes has never sounded so satisfying.
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