'Okay, I quit': Overworked worker denied a raise, immediately quits

Being denied a raise that you've legitimately earned often won't cause you to quit on the spot—but you might wish that you could. Often an organization won't see your contribution from your point of view, you might be coming from the standpoint of your raw productivity, but they're considering the entire weight of the top-heavy organization you've got presiding over you that they think is enabling that productivity to happen (and they have a point.) Plus, they have a standard to set; from their point of view, they just can't go ahead and give in to every demand. If they pay you at (or above) market rate, pretty soon, everyone is going to be asking for it.

This worker shared their experience on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit. They report that they had been led to believe by their employer that they were going to be eligible for a raise once they finished their degree. During the course of earning their degree, they had repeatedly gone above and beyond, taking on more and more responsibility before formally asking their employer for a raise once they had earned their degree. The employer shockingly told them no, leading them to quit on the spot.

The biggest mistake this organization has made, other than the fact that they haven't given this worker the raise that they probably deserved (regardless of their degree,) is leading them to believe that they were going to receive a raise before throwing it back in their face. Not delivering on that expectation has done insurmountable damage to the relationship.

Read on for their account of events below and the responses from the thread where they shared it. Next, check out this plumber who quit without notice for a massive raise.

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Posted by Brad Dickson