'They expected me to work there until retirement': Boss ignores employee's resignation after responding aggressively to their request for a raise

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Jun 1, 2023 9:00 AM EDT

No matter how much we love our jobs, we're probably not expecting to be at them forever. Gone are the days when you started working down in the mines at 11 years old and spent the rest of your days until retirement there—or until the black lung took you. No, despite the children's yearning, they're no longer sent into the mines, and we're not expecting to work at the same place forever, either. Fortunately, many of us have the privilege of being able to seek greener pastures, probably only to find that pasture is pretty much the same, just better at marketing and Photoshop.

This boss, as many do, took it personally when their employee told them they were leaving, for some reason expecting that the employee was going to be with them forever. What the boss's thought process here was isn't exactly clear, as their aggressive reaction to the employee's request for a raise was what drove the employee to look for another job in the first place. What—did they think they were just going to pay the employee the same wage forever?

Read on for excerpts of the employee's post, shared originally on Reddit's r/antiwork workplace subreddit. After, check out this manager who demanded a worker come in despite having the holiday weekend off to spend time with their family.

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