Overworked employee steps down from supervisor role after being denied a raise, company falls apart as a result: ‘I laughed as they crumbled’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Jul 20, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

What would you do if you were so overworked at your workplace but your manager kept denying your request for a raise? 

We would imagine that most people would understand that they should not overwork themselves in that place of work, and start looking for a new job. While the employee in this Reddit story also started looking for a new job when they were denied a raise, they took it one step further and requested a demotion. That is how OP (original poster) went from being the supervisor of their department to talking calls in another department. A move that allowed OP to watch as their manager and the entire department slowly fell apart without OP doing all the hard work. Now, with a new job lining up, OP has nothing left to do but to laugh from the sidelines.

Scroll down to read the full story. After you are done, click here for a story of a job candidate who missed an important interview because of the hiring manager.

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