'They are going to let me work 2 more weeks... then I will be fired for looking for other jobs': Boss gives gift so terrible that employee quits

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jan 4, 2023 3:00 PM EST

There are plenty of excellent presents for a boss to give to an employee, but one boss screwed up this simple task so badly that his employee decided to quit. The OP shared their story to r/antiwork, and revealed the entire story behind their decision to leave. 

As the OP tells it, they were bringing in plenty of cash for the business, generating over a million dollars in commissions during their time at the company. But after being given a truly unthoughtful present, the OP decided to leave, and their boss did not take it well at all. 

Scroll through this story, plus check out the comments from people who had their own unfortunate experiences with bad companies. Then, check out these 20 people whose mistakes cost them a lot of money. 

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    Font - 'The CLO tells me that "I cannot even mop floors at a company in our field for at least a year" **********
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    The OP detailed the stakes of their job: they brought in a lot more money than they were actually paid.

    Font - r/antiwork Posted by u/TheOldAngryA 10 Ⓒ2 LO 5 61 69 56 4 I made my boss over $1.5 million in commission over two years, while I made $45k/year. For Christmas he got me a $25 gift card to a movie theater chain that I would have to drive to another state to even use. When I put in my two week notice, he called legal on me while I sat in his office.
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    For Christmas, boss gave him a measly gift card that was basically unusable.

    Font - I worked my a off for this man, essentially running his entire book of business for him. For Christmas he got me a $25 AMC gift card. The closest AMC theater is 1.5hrs away in another state. That pissed me off and made me start looking for other jobs. I genuinely cared about my job and the account, so I waited to accept a job offer until I had trained someone else to do my job. When the time came, I met him in his office and told him that I had accepted another job and that I was putting
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    No wonder the OP felt they had to find a new position!

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    Font - They asked me for more details as to what I would be doing at my new job, and I told them I wasn't going to discuss it. After I left, the CLO of this company (a company who brings in $6 BILLION/year in revenue) called me randomly for the next few weeks trying to intimidate me. They even started contacting my new employer. Luckily, I don't work for a sk company now and the CEO got involved and told them that they would be ready to fight this in court. They stopped contacting me after that,
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    The OP never even spent the gift card! 

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    Font - I'll go ahead and address some of the questions I keep getting asked: Why did you stay if you were so underpaid for your performance? Because I was fresh out of college and dumb. Why did you tell them where you were going? Because I was fresh out of college and dumb. Why did you even give them a two week notice, why didnt you walk out? Because the people who I actually cared about at that job would be the ones who felt the effects of that more than my manager.
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    Font - LFG530 Talk about a toxic relationship when their go to move is "YOU ARE NOT BREAKING UP WITH US WE ARE BREAKING UP WITH YOU AND WE'LL GO AFTER EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT". I'm just sad the story doesn't actually involve them losing major accounts.
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    Font - TheOldAngryA OP There is good news. This happened 3 years ago and the company I'm at now has given me the budget to start a new division that directly competes with them.
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    Font - TheinimitaableG I had a similar experience. I'd signed a non-compete as a1099 contractor then got hired in full time. A while later I should fit and hit a job with a client of theirs. They tried to pull out the non compete. I pointed out that in California a non,-compete agreement is not enforceable against a non-equity partner, and that my relationship with the soon to be former employer was that of an emoloyee. Like the OP my new employer's legal team got involved and told them to go po
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    Font - SifuHallyu My employer tried to do the same thing when they bought the business. The person who was in my position signed a non- compete agreement so they thought I would as well. I explained to them, their foreign investors, that a non compete clause is null and void in CA and non-enforceable I won't be signing that. They were taken aback, but it set precedence that I will not be taken advantage of or an easy pushover.
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    Font - cardinalsfanokc Most non-compete docs are unenforceable. And if they fire you they cannot and do not apply any longer. Sounds like you have a good new company, congrats!
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    Font - Melkor7410 The only time a non-compete is enforceable is if it's backed by money. In almost every state, they have to pay you to not compete. If it doesn't come with a promise of money, it's worth nothing.
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    Font - jfsindel Yeah, and legally, you don't even have to tell them who you will be working for. All you have to say is "I quit" and that's it. The only time it comes into play is for executive positions that might be publicly known. Otherwise, I have known plenty of people who worked for major competitors and immediately switched within a few months.
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    Font - tangentandhyperbole Funny story, in my early 20s I worked various jobs and had several non-competes. We're talking pulling brake rotors and car batteries in a warehouse, non-compete. Working in a gas station, third shift, non-compete. Blockbuster Video, non-compete. Looking back now I can see it was just a s scare tactic that a lot of companies in that part of the country use to keep people around. If all your experience is in a warehouse, and you have a non- compete for a year, then what
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    Font - TheColJohn Rambo A little over a year ago I left my previous job to work in the same industry, albeit in a different role. My new employer was a customer of my previous employer. Before accepting the new position I forwarded a copy of my non-compete to the new employer in an effort to be as transparent as possible. The hiring manager copied their legal department into the chain. Response from their counsel was the legal/professional equivalent of, "lol wut? Ur good bro." TL;DR: most non-c
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    Font - Spaceman_Splff My company recently tried this attached to a bonus. Essentially giving a bonus but there was non compete clause if accepted. The company is in the middle of a contract recompete so if they lose it would essentially end my career in this particular field for a measly 15 percent bonus. They also said that it's half up front and half at the completion of the recompete, but we don't get the 2nd half if they lose and the non compete is still in effect. Turned that down real quic
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    Font - Leobrn12 Never ever, EVER tell your current employer where you are going, and never tell co workers either.
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    Font - SparrowAgnew The profits some businesses make are hidden from the employees by design. If most people knew how much value they were creating there would be riots.
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    Font - DonShula DoingTheHula Cannot emphasize this enough. Regardless of whether any non- compete might be enforceable, you don't have to tell your current employer anything about where you are going. Even if they guess correctly, admit nothing. It is absolutely none of their business, and the only reason most higher-ups would want to know is to make problems for you before you go. You are a cog in their machine and that's why you're leaving - they don't suddenly have genuine curiosity about you
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    Font - gigZ2g I once quit my job and they asked where i was going. I told them nowhere and they did not believe me. They tried to find out where i was going. But i literally quit out of rage to go jobless. They still didnt believe this to this date cause why would someone go from a "good" paid job to no job. "Because i hate all of you and the job sucks" wasnt the answer they were looking for.
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    Font - ScipioAtTheGate Remember, unless you work for some type of non-profit hospital or a government owned entity.,. the primary purpose of the company is about one thing at the end of the day ... profits. Workers lose out when they have expectations that its about anything more than money. Remember that there was a time when the drive for profits was so strong, that worker safety was placed behind profitability. Its the whole reason why OSHA was founded.
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