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'This was how they thanked me': IT employee saves company from fines amounting to millions, they reward him with a $20 voucher

'This was how they thanked me': IT employee saves company from fines amounting to millions, they reward him with a $20 voucher

One IT employee resolved a huge financial issue for their company that left unchecked, would have resulted in fines amounting to millions. You would think that the employee would get rewarded, but remember, this is corporate we're talking about… Nobody ever gets rewarded for being a good worker. If anything, it's quite the opposite. Continue being a good little bolt in the machine, and you'll get some pizza. Gee, thanks, boss. People often blabber on about how 'Nobody wants to work these days',…
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'We settled for $75,000': Graphic designer enjoys an 'I-told-you-so' moment; after being denied a raise, he quits and buys up all of the company's .com domains for $1k, scoring a small fortune in court

It's tough for a single employee to hoodwink an entire company, although when CEO's turn a blind-eye to rational, practical advice, rare opportunities can present themselves for the huddled masses of lower employees to get a slice of the pie. In this case, a graphic designer worked for a rapidly growing startup...
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‘Tripled their revenue; denied a raise’: Crumbling company pays $300,000 to customers after ambitious employees who tripled revenue quit, due to being denied a raise

‘Tripled their revenue; denied a raise’: Crumbling company pays $300,000 to customers after ambitious employees who tripled revenue quit, due to being denied a raise

Is there some kind of company playbook that we are all unaware of? Where the rules state, ‘Never give your employees a raise, especially if they are critical to your business success’? Beats me, to be honest. All I know is that so many bosses are clearly incompetent and not fit to make decisions that will effect the company's revenue. Corporate always intervenes when it's unnecessary, sticking their nose into everyone's business, yet ironically are nowhere to be found when their help is actuall…
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