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May 3, 2026 at 7:35 am

Employee Thinks “Take It or Leave It” is the Most Toxic Response a Boss Can Give to a Request for a Raise

He showed them the door, they just need to walk out.

March 23, 2026 at 8:35 am

Underpaid Employee Gave Notice After Being Denied A Raise For Acting Manager Duties, So Owner Had To Return To The Job The Employee Had Been Excelling At For Years

When you underpay the backbone of the company, you end up carrying the weight yourself.

February 3, 2026 at 6:55 pm

HR Told Him That He Needed To Create New Software Features In Order To Get A Good Review, So He Stopped Working On Bug Fixes And Focused Only On That

HR causes more problems then they solve.

January 15, 2026 at 4:35 pm

A Qualified Teacher Was Frustrated Accepting Lower Pay, And It Taught HR An Expensive Lesson When They Finally Resigned

Pay fairly, or pay the price.

December 21, 2025 at 1:55 am

Employee Realized A Promotion Required Years Of Unpaid Effort And Wasn’t Even That Lucrative, So They Stopped Hustling And Settled For The Cost Of Adjustment Raise

man calculating his finances with calculator

If the company wanted more work, they would have to pay more for it — it’s as simple as that.

August 20, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Employee Didn’t Get A Raise Because They Didn’t Work Overtime, So They Started Staying At Work Later And Noticed That No One Stuck Around For More Than Five Minutes

It sounds like their manager was totally clueless…

August 19, 2025 at 8:22 am

Employee Is Told They’d Get A Promotion When They Graduate, And Now They Want What Was Promised. So When They Get A Higher Offer From A Competing Company, It Sends Their Boss Into Panic Mode To Match It.

This employee deserved every dollar they got.

June 16, 2025 at 9:45 pm

Boss Expected Her To Keep Doing Extra Duties For Less Money, So She Showed Them What Minimum Wage Work Really Looks Like

Acting your wage is a powerful thing.

March 23, 2025 at 3:49 am

Company Refused To Give Cost-Of-Living Raises To Their Top Performing Team, So The Team Either Quit Or Got Transferred Until The Company Lost So Much Money They Had To Sell The Division

This is almost criminally bad management.

October 22, 2024 at 7:21 pm

HR Refuses IT Employee’s Raise Because The Work Wasn’t “Important Enough,” So He Stops Crucial Software Maintenance And It Stops Working Properly

Source: Getty/ Kateryna Onyshchuk, Reddit/Malicious Compliance

Sometimes it’s the unsung heroes of maintenance that keep everything running.

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Employee Thinks “Take It or Leave It” is the Most Toxic Response a Boss Can Give to a Request for a Raise

Underpaid Employee Gave Notice After Being Denied A Raise For Acting Manager Duties, So Owner Had To Return To The Job The Employee Had Been Excelling At For Years

HR Told Him That He Needed To Create New Software Features In Order To Get A Good Review, So He Stopped Working On Bug Fixes And Focused Only On That

A Qualified Teacher Was Frustrated Accepting Lower Pay, And It Taught HR An Expensive Lesson When They Finally Resigned

Employee Realized A Promotion Required Years Of Unpaid Effort And Wasn’t Even That Lucrative, So They Stopped Hustling And Settled For The Cost Of Adjustment Raise

Employee Didn’t Get A Raise Because They Didn’t Work Overtime, So They Started Staying At Work Later And Noticed That No One Stuck Around For More Than Five Minutes

Employee Is Told They’d Get A Promotion When They Graduate, And Now They Want What Was Promised. So When They Get A Higher Offer From A Competing Company, It Sends Their Boss Into Panic Mode To Match It.

Boss Expected Her To Keep Doing Extra Duties For Less Money, So She Showed Them What Minimum Wage Work Really Looks Like

Company Refused To Give Cost-Of-Living Raises To Their Top Performing Team, So The Team Either Quit Or Got Transferred Until The Company Lost So Much Money They Had To Sell The Division

HR Refuses IT Employee’s Raise Because The Work Wasn’t “Important Enough,” So He Stops Crucial Software Maintenance And It Stops Working Properly

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