'[Bosses are] forcing me take a 40% pay cut:' Employee quits without notice, bosses scramble with unfinished projects, costs the company hundreds of thousands of dollars

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Jul 17, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

Sometimes, employees who have been so profoundly mistreated have no other choice but to quit in spectacular fashion. 

Of course, the ideal situation would be to leave on amicable terms. A clean and friendly exit can benefit the reputation of both the company and the former employee moving forward. However, one has to be treated with dignity and respect in order to return that favor to one's employers. If that social contract has been ignored, then workers should feel no obligation to their bosses or the companies at large.

This Redditor's entire department was replaced by contractors before they were then asked to take a 40% pay cut. Unsurprisingly, rumor has it that the folks at the top were not taking any sort of pay cut whatsoever. That was the final straw for the Original Poster, who decided to leave without notice and without wrapping up their current projects. This left everything in limbo for the company and caused a total organizational disaster. Oh, well! That's what you get, folks!

Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, check out this post about an employee who got quiet fired just before her wedding.

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    "Me quitting my job [cost] my old boss hundreds of thousands of dollars." 018 8 5 6 2 3 Part Long-Ter -Generaly Assels Held More Than Year e .
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    I quit my old job 2 weeks ago (for a better work environment, better commute, and better pay)
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    without notice because they have fired several people a week into their 2 week notice. I thought nothing of it and assumed they could just have someone else fill in for my role. I ran into a former co-worker and apparently me quitting hurt
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    them bad enough that other people have heard of the financial loss they incured. They had me booked several months out for projects that they believed I would be doing,
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    and the fact that they have problems hiring people in my position because they refuse to hire people at a higher rate than their competitors, they indeed
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    might be f From forcing me to take a 40% pay cut because they replaced my whole department with contractors, to dangling a certification for 6 months with training in front of me I'm glad they are taking a hit.
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    Update: So it seems that their loss I was told is actually a low ball estimate because me quitting on that day caused them to cancel a city contract job that they have now lost their contracts with said city because they overcharge
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    AND have repeatedly provided poor service (not because of me). Them rescheduling was the last straw. So much for that 20% annual growth they accomplished last year on the backs of giving nobody raises.
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    Edit: I never actually intended for any of that to happen. I didn't even look at the upcoming schedule since I knew I wasn't going to be there anyways. Happy coincidence anyways.
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    Edit2: Them losing the contract actually had nothing to do with my specialized skills not being available. They found out I quit and someone in the company(I'm not sure how high u this decision was made) decided to try to reschedule the project,
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    probably a week or two out from that date because of their other projects. I know for a fact there are two people in the office who could have done my job but they chose not to pull them
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    for whatever reason or contact an external contractor to do my job but I guess they REALLY wanted to keep their profit margins.
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    But they didn't and it looks like they have a new avalanche of problems due to their greed from what I'm reading in The comments
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    CherryManhattan 7 hr. ago It boggles my mind how companies seem to be allergic to retention
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    Wipperwill1 . 7 hr. ago They still believe that you are just a f number, a cog they can easily replace.
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    abigbearofaman · 9 hr. ago Good. It shows how underpaid you were. Hope your new job is better.
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    bench-mcdaniels 8 hr. ago The golden rule, baby. Treat others the way you want to be treated. If you're not going to respect an employees two week notice don't expect people to give it to you.
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    HexStomp - 6 hr. ago Companies that can't handle paying employees a fair wage should fail and we shouldn't feel bad about it.
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    OneMetalMan OP. 6 hr. ago They (and their more sycophant employees) proudly claim they found a loophole to not pay us overtime rates. FC em.
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