Worker brings in hundreds of million of dollars in revenue, works from 4 a.m. to late at night, quits after her annual raises don't even match inflation: 'It didn’t matter. Nothing I did was respected or valued'

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Aug 4, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

There's this pervasive idea that the majority of workers are baseline kind of lazy and will do anything to get out of doing work. While there are definitely people like that, I'm inclined to believe there are many more workers who go above and beyond and never get credit for it. Everyone's worked with someone who clearly loves the company far more than the company loves them back. They will work as many hours a week as they can because they just care so much about putting in a hard day's work. Anyone who works with someone like that should see how invaluable they are to the operation at large, but not everybody does see that. A lot of time, the hardest workers don't get anything to show for it. There are some companies that one could make any amount of money for them, and they wouldn't care, and the company at the center of this story is one of them. 

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    I quit my job today, oh boy...
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    Gave my notice. My boss brought in multiple contractors to back fill my position. It's wild to me that instead of paying me what I am worth, they are throwing bodies at my old job now to cover the work I was already doing. Every review cycle, I brought receipts. I demonstrated value. I brought in significant revenue in my first year: hundreds of millions of dollars. What was my reward for that first year? A few percent raise, and "meets expectations."
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    I tried. I adapted. I started my days at 4am and worked late. I worked weekends. I worked holidays. I brought in innovative new ideas that accomplished massive increases in productivity. I changed things. I did things that nobody at my company had done before. The CEO mentioned my projects to the press.
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    My so-called "merit increases" never kept pace with inflation. I advocated for myself. I was honest, even when I knew it wasn't in my best interests. I raised safety concerns. I trained new staff. I made things better.
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    It didn't matter. Nothing I did was respected or valued. I just couldn't continue doing a job that didn't provide me with a better future. I quit. Tomorrow I start a chapter. It belongs to me, not them.
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    fromwhichofthisoak 16 hr. ago This is the new norm. Hire newbies for less, skilled old guard out. It's gonna be a mass quality and employment dip very soon and everyone gonna be surprised Pikachu face when they can't sell their (in this case only) unskilled labor and things will pile into a depth of joblessness and nonconsumerism
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    goingnucleartonight • 15 hr. ago And as the level of quality of product and/or service goes down eventually people will not want to spend their incredibly limited discretionary funds on the product/service.
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    As you said, nonconsumerism, when no one is spending any money how do the business not in housing/utilities/groceries expect to make money? The "no take, only throw" meme in real life.
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    Slumunistmanifisto. 15 hr. ago Here's the fun part, the longer a consumer holds the easier it gets to just not buy things, habits are formed and cemented. The thing the rich folk always said we should do if you're a poor.
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    shapeofthings. 15 hr. ago This is already the case. The quality of pretty much everything is dogshut nowadays. It's ok because that is all people expect. Next year it'll be even worse. Nobody wants to work except the job creators but that's ok they have a revolutionary plan to improve profits- further staffing cuts, got to do more with less!
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    Laughing_Man_Returns 15 hr. ago the cruelty was always the point.
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    Soap-Wizard - 9 hr. ago OP was a chump who they successfully milked dry. Advocate for yourself. If they don't listen within reason start looking elsewhere while quiet quitting.
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    None of this coming in at 4am, straining yourself beyond reason, and training the new chumps to support/replace you. YOU'RE JUST A NUMBER TO THE COMPANY. SO WHY ARE YOU SACRIFICING ANYTHING TO APPEASE THEM?
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    creiij 14 hr. ago I get the same raise by on company time. around
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    Jean-Ralphio11 · 15 hr. ago It makes me so happy that I was able to make one of my employees who performs in this way the highest paid at her position and likely one of the highest in her industry. We see the value she brings and rewarded her with a massive raise.
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    Guess what happened in the following months? She actually found another gear and became even more invaluable. I didnt think it was i possible. Best part is shes happy to do it. I hope my company never changes.
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    MentalWealthPress · 16 hr. ago Always wild when this happens. But it's not your fault - this method of management (the "LEAN" method) is taught in business school. It's accepted practice, and from their perspective bringing in multiple contractors to cover your job is perfectly acceptable because it allows them to keep everyone else's salaries pushed down.
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    Abraxas_1408 14 hr. ago This literally sounds like my job. I work 50-60 hours a week and get maybe a 2.5% raise a year because apparently I don't go "above and beyond"
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