'They fired me, I ruined their company': Boss refuses to give hard-working employee a raise, so this worker took him to court

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Apr 2, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

Today's lesson is: get everything in writing. 

U/Subtosocksfor1 had a great story to share with r/pettycompliance about the time they refused to back down from their boss's demands. The OP's story is especially infuriating because they claim to work for this company and generate a lot of the income. If your employee is really generating 15%-20% of your company's revenue, a raise better be in the works for them! At least this OP seems to know their worth. 

However, the OP really did make a huge mistake by not getting their boss to ensure they'd get a raise in writing. Someone's word means a lot, but some people just do not care about having integrity. This boss learned a hard lesson too, because going to court is not cheap! Scroll down to read through this person's excellent tale of revenge. 

Next, check out these tiny, minor annoyances that bugged these people enough to share it with the internet. 

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  • 01
    Product - Me: "Can I have my raise now?" Boss: "What raise?"
    via Amy Hirschi
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    Font - r/r/PettyCompliance. Posted by u/Subtosocksfor1 They fired me, I ruined their company.
    via u/Subtosocksfor1
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    Font - I had a good job at one company and was making about 20% of the profit they got. Now I was told at the beginning of my job that if I got them a 2% boost in currency, they would give me a raise. Hearing this, I went and worked really hard. I was 5 months in the job and I gotten NO RAISE. I was ped at this point and went to the boss and said:
    via u/Subtosocksfor1
  • 04
    Font - Me:"Can I have my raise now?" Boss: "What raise" Me: *trying to stay calm*"The one you said at the beginning of the job."
    via u/Subtosocksfor1
  • 05
    Font - Boss: "I'm not giving the raise" CW:"Yeah your not getting it, I am"
    via u/Subtosocksfor1
  • 06
    Font - Boss:"We will fire you if you don't work better" Beyond this point, once I heard those words, I was not ready to get fired because I needed the money for rent.
    via u/Subtosocksfor1
  • 07
    Font - Boss:We might lower your income. But it is possible" So 10 months in, I was making 15% of the of the company(The 20% is the total of income), and one day out of the blue, I was fired. Getting fired isn't easy to process, but I was going to take my money I got from my job and guess what! The boss was using the money he got and was spending it on useless items that don't even help. I mean what do you need a hole in the wall so you can "check" on workers while they are doing stuff. So I didn
    via u/Subtosocksfor1
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    Font - I learned that CW and the Boss were coming together to fire me for no cause and they were going to take the profit I earned for them and take it for their own. Now I was ready to take legal action even if that meant spending everything. I filed a report to sue the company for 100k because I could get my money.
    via u/Subtosocksfor1
  • 09
    Font - Court day finally came Now I was ready to destroy this company with a simple statement. I said that my money was not earned when I was fired for no reason. This statement was "countered" by my boss saying he did. My reason was that if he paid me I would have 101k more in my account. I won the court's favor as my account had less than 10k in it and I won my sweet 100k. The company also shut down because they did not have enough money and had to lend from the bank.
    via u/Subtosocksfor1
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    Font - Bunnnnii Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. I'm so happy for you
    via u/Bunnnnii
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    Font - Zygalsk1 Congrats. Isn't this more petty revenge rather than petty compliance? 44↓ Reply Share Subtosocksfor1 OP True, might put it there instead of here. might be better.
    via u/Zygalsk1

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