Essential Employee Rightfully Requests Raise, Company Unable To Function Without Him

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kalila courban
Jan 25, 2022 7:00 PM EST

It seems as though every other day we are reading a new story about another greedy corporation trying to take advantage of it's hard working employees and ending up looking like a total flop. Money ain't everything, and that's for all the suits sitting in penthouse conference rooms talking about ways to cut cuts and increase production. On today's episode of "Justified Employee Seeks Something That He Is Totally Deserving Of, But Is Denied Due To Corporate Greed" we join OP on an exciting adventure.

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    Font - r/antiwork u/W12ZY · 19h + Join S 13 15 1 1 I'm not worth a raise? You're not worth my time I asked about a raise at my job, because due to high turnover, nobody else can do the work I do. They said if I want more money then I need to work more hours. Today I didn't go in and now they're calling me in a panic because they can't run properly without me there.
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    Font - I replied with "that sucks, but its above my paygrade" and hung up. 4 missed calls since then. Edit: in the 20 minutes since I posted this, I've had another 8 calls. Unfortunately dont know how to record my calls, so l'm refusing to answer so that they are forced to tell me what they are wanting to say through text of some sort in order to have it documented. I appreciate all the support that you have already given me. I've been a silent reader here for a while, and I must say, it feels g
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    Font - Edit 2: to everyone concerned I'll get fired and be without a job. I just got off the phone with another company about a start date, so l'll be okay going forward, my main concern is the stress to coworkers that my leaving will cause. I fell bad for them having to pickup my workload, but l'll be moving on to greener pastures. Thank you for your concern!
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    Plant - Edit 3:1 have confirmed a start date with my next job, so I will not be returning to the current company. I didn't expect this post to blow up like it has, I truly appreciate all of the support and advice from everyone
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    Font - Edit 4: for everyone asking about the quick process to start a new job, I have been in contact with them for almost a month, they were patient and understanding of me hoping my current job would work out. The phone call today was to get my onboarding documents taken care of so I can start with them. 全 18.2k マク 643 1, Share + Award
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    Font - lyo23 · 18h 2 Awards Know your worth. It's hilarious how so many companies are one employee away from collapsing. That employee should be compensated as such. 6 Reply 1 452
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    Font - Incognonimous · 18h Ah the classic "your not valuable enough to justify the money a raise would cost us" I do three people's jobs "We will review next year" Don't show up for work. "Our business has ground to a halt, we have lost thousands or hundreds of thousands in gross profits, YOU NEED TO COME IN!" I thought you said i wasn't valuable enough?????? 6 Reply 1 5k 3
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    Font - bob_esponjas • 17h my main concern is the stress to coworkers that my leaving will cause. I fell bad for them having to pickup my workload If you really like some of those coworkers, consider poaching them to your new company. Maybe you can even get a referral bonus! G Reply 235 hu_gnew · 16h 1 Award This is the way. I collected $25,000 referring former co-workers that were mad about being saddled with my previous duties. I did make it easier for them to apply to the new place by offering
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    Rectangle - JasperlnTheSky · 18h 3 Awards "You said I should work more hours if I wanted more money... oh you meant for you specifically? That's too bad". G Reply 1 5.4k 3 +
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    Font - Jethris • 11h I am in the Tech field. I worked for a manager at a large financial firm. I told her that I was doing the work of a higher grade, and she agreed, but could not promote me because I was only there for a | year. I said: Here are my choices: Get another position within our division Get another position within our company Get another position with another company Talked to a recruiter friend of mine, and had an interview lined up for the next week making $20k/ year more! 6 4 150
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    Font - Renoirneonoir • 19h You got them on the ropes, keep swinging. G Reply 1 923 Packagepressure • 16h I really love how when it's done to us it's just good business acumen. But when we do it back, we're bullying them. 6 4 303 moustacheption · 16h Or not being "a team player." Funny how that always only works one way 180 ...
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    Font - royalblue1982 · 17h It's not stress that YOU caused - It's stress that your company caused by not having an appropriate staffing strategy. Remember, it's not your fault. G Reply 1 2.7k 3
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