Boss refuses to give in to employee's demands until they quit: 'He is scrambling. He has no one to fill my position'

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Apr 29, 2024 7:00 AM EDT

You never know what you've got until it's gone… An old philosophical adage that rings true throughout all areas of our lives, speaking to the fact that we don't really appreciate something's worth until we no longer have it, whether that be a time in our lives, an object, or even an individual. It's easy to take things for granted when they're right in front of you, and it's easy to think that how things are now is how they will be forever, evoking a resigned, almost begrudging feeling towards what seems like an endless daily pattern that's taking place in endless span time, stretching out all around you... Fast forward five, ten, fifteen, twenty (and so on and so forth) years, and you'll soon find that nothing is really quite the same as you feared it to be at that point. Finding further that you actually miss some of the things they once were.

Anyways, this is all a really unnecessary, lengthy philosophical intro that is now segueing into the point: Employers will never appreciate your work until you're not there. Only then will they realize that some things they took for granted as being easy or easy to replicate were actually quite a bit more complex and hard to nail down than they might have imagined. They'll never admit this to you, of course, but they sure as heck will have moments when they miss you when you're gone.

This dynamic will often result in situations where your bosses are reluctant to give you a raise—and why should they? You're here now and doing your job already, so why should they pay you more to do it? Only after they deny you a raise and you subsequently leave will they reconsider and suddenly realize that you are worth what you were asking for… That's what this worker reported experiencing when their boss was suddenly willing to grant all their requests once they had handed in their notice.

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    "Boss pulled the 'Well I can give you what ever you want' speech AFTER I gave notice."
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    Boss pulled the "well I can give you what ever you want" speech AFTER I gave notice. I don't understand why bosses are so short sighted and have such a slave driven mentality. Back story is I work in a field that requires by law for someone with my credentials to preform tasks. If no one in the store has these credentials they can't
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    preform. Months ago unknown to me, the place was sold and someone who has no credentials in the state I live in buy the practice. Over the next few months he repeatly breaks the laws and rules putting my license at risk. I constantly tell him this isn't illegal yet he makes me feel small and that I have nothing to worry about.
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    Nothing but. “I have 40years experience" and "oh you are exaggerating". Constant head butting. Constants arguments. And 8 months in I finally have enough. I give notice. And his life practically collapses. "Well I can give you those days off". I originally wanted certain time off in which he gave me about. He told me "managers arnt suppose to take Mondays off or well if I give you Saturdays off then your coworkers may want a Saturday off(in which I replayed. Good they should have time off as wel
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    He constantly told me I wasn't good at manager. talked down to me, and made me feel like an idiot while purposely breaking the rules in front of me knowing I could lose my License if something where to be reported. Now after I gave notice. He is scrambling. He has no one to fill my position. His hours he changed the store to are absolutely garbage. And I am just watching the fire happen from afar.
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    Also at the end of my two weeks. He has the audacity to say. Well two weeks isn't a a lot of time to replace someone can you tell your new job to extend your start date? "No". He made his bed. He can lay and die in it. Today's owners think people should work 60 hours a week with no home life. Pride will ruin you.
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    UnusualAd1425. 6 hr. ago It would be a shame if whatever regulatory body governs you find out he's not got someone licensed once you leave. 1.3k Reply Share • • • lordoftheeyes2020 OP. 6 hr. ago I thought about it but honestly it's not worth the struggle. Besides I need to wait for my pto Check to clear hah 549 Reply Share . . .
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    OdinTheHugger · 6 hr. ago Cover your Take down notes of everything you remember him telling you up to this point. Especially how he's going to skirt the legal requirements. Screenshot texts and emails. Don't let him try and throw you under for his ups. 173 Reply Share • • • lordoftheeyes2020 OP. 5 hr. ago Oh I got all my notes and emails. Last day already came and gone. I'm chilling on a high note
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    series-hybrid 6 hr. ago Todays owners think YOU should work 60 hours a week, while they clear their head at a golf course, in order to allow them to make great decisions about the future path of the company. They are such unappreciated geniuses... 241 Reply Share . . . citan666 5 hr. ago Cut employees, use cheaper materials, and increase production by being an . Oh, and buy back stocks. I'm a ceo now where's my 20 million a year 82 Reply Share
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    samjac0 6 hr. ago Good for you. Don't pull overtime unless you get compensated. Let him burn. Also as a side note, I would avoid in person conversations with him and insist on email. Bcc your personal email on everything. This guy feels like someone who would try to pull a fast one on you. Don't let him with you. 166 Reply Share ...
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    DestinysCalling - 6 hr. ago Me after working a terrible job for wages for 21 years: I'd like to hand my notice in Him: Is it the money? After I left he had to pay my replacement the going rate which meant he had to up the wages for all the secretaries. So all the time I was there he could pay goof wages, he just didn't want to. 54 Reply Share • • •
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    ejrhonda79 5 hr. ago Well two weeks isn't a a lot of time to replace someone can you tell your new job to extend your start date? Verbally: "Oh yeah for sure how long do you need? Yes I'll see what I can do". End of two-weeks become dust in the wind. 32 Reply Share lordoftheeyes2020 OP. 5 hr. ago If he asked me like the day I gave notice. I would have figured something out due to the hundreds of clients we take care of. But like come on. I
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    iwoketoanightmare 6 hr. ago Too little too late, the ship has sailed. They only do this in hopes you'll reconsider but they'll be listing your job in either case. 31 Reply Share lordoftheeyes2020 OP. 5 hr. ago Oh that's the problem. He can't find anyone. And it's sad to watch it collapse 16 Reply Share
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