'Thanks, but no thanks': Long-standing employee resigns after being refused a reasonable raise, then the company insults him with ‘too little, too late’

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Aug 18, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

Finally, a greedy company gets what they deserve! 

It's far too often that we see companies taking advantage of employee loyalty. Whether it's the fear of finding a new job, worries about job uncertainties, or just plain ol' convenience, it's hard for employees to uproot their careers and leave the company they've worked for for decades–and your boss knows that. Using this to their advantage, greedy bosses will ring their employees out for all their worth, refusing raises, stifling bonuses, and cutting support staff until workers reach a breaking point. And guess who's there to offer a pathetically low raise once their employee snaps? 

The long-standing employee in our next story refused to become another unappreciated cog in his company's machine. Although a meager $1000 annual raise would have placated him for another 12 months, this company refused to do his regular annual reviews and raises. Even after 15 years of loyalty, they jilted their worker for no reason, canceling reviews, cutting his team, and increasing his workload without a good reason. Naturally, this guy decided to use the company's neglect as fuel to the rage-quitting fire, throwing in the towel with pizazz. 

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  • 01
    This Recruiter Gets It. A Simple Couple Thousand Dollar A Year Raise Would Have Saved That Employer Major Headache WIN!
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  • 02
    Robynn Storey 2nd Executive Resume Services for $100K/$200K/ $300K++ jobs! Call/Text-724-832-8845 #1... 3d- No raise? I was talking to a new client who recently quit his job. I asked him why he left (it was a pretty good job). He told me that he did not get a raise last year.
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    After 16 years with the company, he always got a review and a raise, but last year, he was told raises were 'on hold'. Nothing happened to their revenue. In fact, they had modest gains. They cut half of his staff. He kept things moving.
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    They expected him to continue to travel. He did. They eliminated support staff. He pulled his own reports/booked his appointments. He gave his boss his resignation, 2 weeks notice and turned over his client list.
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  • 05
    They immediately offered to bump his salary and restructure his commission package. He said, 'Thanks, but no thanks'
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    'You are leaving us in a lurch', his boss said. But he graciously bowed out. Told them that the time to think about rewarding your team is long gone. He will land on his feet, but the company will scramble to backfill his role.
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  • 07
    Seems like a lot of work for a few thousand bucks and some words of appreciation. Don't take people for granted. There are plenty of places for them to go. #giveraises
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    SlipperyTom "You are leaving us in a lurch." Says the company that had no issues Lol. him on a raise.
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    littlescreechyowl Or left him alone to do the work of a whole team.
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  • 10
    red18wrx This. They cut the overhead with layoffs, pocketed the money as revenue didn't dip, and then collected the difference from inflation when they refused raises. Double dipping
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    Henry-Teachersss8819 Isn't it strange how businesses think that the law of supply and demand should not apply to them when it comes to hiring people so the government should step in hunt all those lazy shïts down who refuse to work for $7.25 per hour?
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    Shadowfalx Businesses love supply and demand in the labor market. They want there to be less supply of jobs and more demand. Fewer jobs available and more proper looking for work means lower pay for better employees.
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    They hate it when employees know their worth and can figure out that other companies are willing to pay more. That indicates a stronger supply of jobs with less demand.
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  • 14
    RedFiveIron ⚫ A year without a raise is a year with a pay cut, in terms of spending power. If your staff salaries aren't increasing with inflation as a bare minimum you are driving them away.
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    Think_Inspector_4031 Had a moment of self reflection reading that. My current company is doing just that. Last year they did not give raises, company wide, and the jury is out
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    for this year. For the past few months a huge project got incorporated with my group that is having non stop issues. With the expectation that we take on the workload on top of what we currently have.
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    Slowly people have either quit, or have been fired. In my group it went from four people on shore, and six people off shore (Asia). Too two people on shore, and four off shore.
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    In November area the customer is supposedly wants all us contractors on site, or in some kind of office. am lucky enough where I am OE, coasting through these times. If they don't hire more people, I can see a big group of folks just quit en mass.
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    Mega-Steve The only thing being the company workhorse gets you is a broken back
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    FlyComprehensive1576 A company with no loyalty is always the company that is shocked when their staff are not loyal in return
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  • 21
    ibanez450. Some business owners get it - I know a guy who owns a business and talks to his employees like this, "let's figure out how we can make enough money to increase your pay" and when the goals are met, he actually does it. His people love him. He told me once that he would never step over dollars to pick up nickels like other companies do.
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    andrew_kirfman This sort of happened to me. Tendered my resignation and suddenly a 30% increase was on the table.
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    Left anyway and my current company has tripled my compensation in the last 5 years from where I was at that time. People need to respect themselves more and shun abusive situations like that.
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    Comfortable-Focus123 Former budget and finance guy here. This happens all the time. Sometimes no raise - sometimes the minimum raise allowed for outstanding performers. It's almost like they doom themselves to lose good people.
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    Robynn Storey 2nd Executive Resume Services for $100K/$200K/ $300K++ jobs! Call/Text-724-832-8845 #1... 3d → Seems like a lot of work for a few thousand bucks and some words of appreciation. Don't take people for granted. There are plenty of places for them to go. #giveraises + Follow
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