'Fine, I’ll stick to the terms of the contract I do have': Company refuses to renew senior employee’s contract, so employee quits on old contract terms

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Sienna Varady
Nov 30, 2023 9:00 AM EST

Listen, I know this might sound morbid, but the thing that makes me feel my absolute best is when I get to hear other people's problems. I know it sounds pretty bad, but before you judge me, let me explain. First things first, life 99% of the time, is HARD. Everyone has their own set of issues which is why I lose the legitimacy to complain about mundane things throughout the day. Basically, what ends up happening is that I act as if life is peachy and I stroll around the room as if I don't have a single care in the world.

The story below relays the story of one mistreated employee who decides to finally take control of his own fate. So, if you are also overworked and underappreciated, let out some steam by scrolling down through the screenshots! When you're done, don't forget to check out these hilarious new-hire memes!

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    Don't wanna give me a new contract? Fine I'll stick to the terms of the contract I do have.
    via u/Garfish-woosh
  • 02
    So I used to work for a large retailer in the UK. I worked there for 12 years in total and ended up as a manager. When you want to become a manager they make you fly through 1000 hoops, do a whole bunch of training and do the job for 6 months without any extra pay. I did all of this and was finally officially signed off as a manager.
    via u/Garfish-woosh
  • 03
    After I was officially given a job I got my pay rise but was never given a new contract. I asked multiple times for a new contract and was fobbed off each time. Fast forward about 9 months and another large retailer started hiring lots of managers and was poaching a whole bunch of staff. I applied for one of these jobs as they were offering £8k more than I was currently on but for the same job.
    via u/Garfish-woosh
  • 04
    I got the job and went to hand in my notice. Managers have to give 4 weeks notice whereas General Assistants only have to give a week. So I decided that I would follow the exact terms on my contract and provide them with a weeks notice rather than the 4 weeks they wanted.
    via u/Garfish-woosh
  • 05
    Suffice to say that they were not happy with that and I got called into an office to ask why I had only given 1 weeks notice. I explained that per the terms of the last contract that I signed with them that is all that I was required to give. They were really not happy but there really wasn't anything that they could do about it.
    via u/Garfish-woosh
  • 06
    Also my wife says Hi, she wanted me to say hi to whoever I was texting, I said I was writing a Reddit post and said to say hi to Reddit for her.
    via u/Garfish-woosh
  • 07
    Hattix 2 yr. ago Haha, my brother did this exact thing. They trained him up, gave him the extra £, but never re-did his contract, so he never got the other benefits (mostly mileage and medical). His notice period didn't change from 2 weeks to 8 weeks.
    via u/Hattix
  • 08
    So when he handed in his notice a year and half later (unrelated reasons), they said it was 8 weeks. He asked them to show him that in his contract, and they went all quiet.
    via u/Hattix
  • 09
    AgreeablePie 2 yr. ago · Well... it's a contract. If you don't have one, you can quit on the spot and be fired if you're an an "at will employment" jurisdiction That is obviously not the case in this instance
    via u/Agreeablepie
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    harrywwc 2 yr. ago it's nice when work contracts work in your favour, and you can stick it to the bossman. and g'day from Sunday evening to OP's missus
    via u/harrywwc
  • 11
    scaper28 2 yr. ago They are there to protect both parties, long notice may be seen as a bad thing but if they want to make you redundant then it plays to your favor.
    via u/scaper28
  • 12
    whatsaquince • 2 yr. ago Good story, great MC. And say hi to your wife for me!
    via u/whatsaquince
  • 13
    AntipodeanRabbit 2 yr. ago I enjoyed this story - serves them right for making you do everything by the book, but not doing it themselves. Also, Hi OP's wife!
    via u/AntipodeanRabbit
  • 14
    DestroyTheHuman 2 yr. ago Hi wife, hope you're enjoying the extra 8k too.
    via u/DestroyTheHuman
  • 15
    WeirdSysAdmin 2 yr. ago I once gave a 6 week notice and when I asked for a reference in the future, he told me no because I somehow left them in a bind. They didn't even post my job until over a year later. But I also live in an at will state in the US so they could have fired me for no reason at all. I'll never understand poor management.
    via u/WeirdSysAdmin
  • 16
    [deleted] 2 yr. ago Good for you, and all them. That is
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    [deleted] 2 yr. ago stupid companies do this. The ones at the lower levels (like refusing to give you a new contract)- then you over - ALWAYS results in high turnover. THAT costs companies ALOT of money. It costs money to hire and train employees - which costs time and resources. This stupid company is losing far more in
    via u/Deleted
  • 18
    the long run, since this clearly isn't the 1st time they've done this
    via u/Deleted
  • 19
    Thomisawesome. 2 yr. ago Ah, the old company double standard. So glad you not only got a better job, but a last little MC as well.
    via u/Thomisaesome
  • 20
    spock_9519 2 yr. ago Life must have terrible for them... Time to get out of the sinking ship
    via u/spock_9519

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