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Employee given 3% raise instead of 6% after boss says they were "unfair" to their coworkers: 'You could be doing more'

Remy Millisky

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Company forces employees to participate in ‘Financial Wellness’ workshop after refusing to give anyone a raise for over 3 years: ‘We'll help you make the most of your income"’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Senior engineer's ex-company loses 8x his salary after denying him a well-earned 15% raise: ‘They now need 8 people to do the work I was doing alone’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee demands more benefits after their promised pay increase in new contract turns into major pay cut: ‘I will move on if my demands aren't met’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Job promises employee 10% raise, then gives them only an extra 3 cents

Remy Millisky

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Guy demands a 10% raise after learning Welsh, pushing HR to honor a promise for wage increases for bilingual employees: ‘The policy meant Spanish, but [it] didn't specify Spanish'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee refuses to accept dusty Employee of the Quarter plaque, demanding a substantial raise instead

Ben Weiss

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Manager corners employee into accepting a 3% raise by inviting senior director into their meeting without disclosing it to employee: ‘I was caught off guard’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I am doing the work of 3 people': Top employee gets passed over for promotion

Remy Millisky

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Employee at nonprofit organization discovers new hire gets higher salary, takes it up with manager, who refuses to give them a raise: ‘There will be no increase’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Company forces employee to absorb coworker's job after they quit, but does it gradually to keep employee from noticing, they protest: 'My calendar is packed'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Company installs productivity tracking software that screenshots employees' computers every 10 minutes: ‘But they say can't afford raises anymore’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee resigns after finding better job with a 20% raise, now his boss wants to renegotiate his salary: 'Why are you surprised that I found a place willing to pay me what I'm worth?'

Ben Weiss

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Loyal employee discovers company is hiring for their exact position at 30% more pay, decides to quit after boss refuses to give them a raise: 'They can figure it out when I leave'

Bar Mor Hazut

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UPDATE: Senior admin employee demands a $5/hour raise, exposing HR when she discovers the company pays new hires more than experienced workers: '$21 an hour is a huge win'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘It was an infuriating but liberating feeling’: Under-appreciated employee finally quits after 10 years, company realizes he's holding the whole place together and matches his new offer, still walks away

Elna McHilderson

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