Overworked employee refuses to accept offered pay raise and quits job instead, leaving micromanager high and dry: ‘Quitting was super empowering’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Oct 9, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

Sometimes (most times), the only way to deal with a toxic workplace environment is by leaving it, because no amount of hard work or money can change that place. There comes a time to admit it is definitely not worth risking one's mental health over it.

However, it might be tempting to stay in a toxic workplace when one is being offered a raise providing they stay, which is what happened in this Reddit story. OP (original poster) was an employee in a family business who was constantly being bullied by the management. Eventually, OP had enough of the way he was treated and decided to simply quit. When they had that conversation with their employer, all of a sudden they started praising OP for his work and even offered him a pay raise to get him to stay. Unfortunately for them, OP already decided to put himself first, so he declined the raise and walked out instead.

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    "They begged me to stay but I declined"
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    I quit my job and now they've offered me more money
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    Tale as old as time My job paid absolute poverty wages- I took the job on as I saw it as a learning opportunity- a place to learn new skills. It was a family run business so all round. show
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    The stress and pressure got to much- they demanded way too much for the money and reminded me constantly of how bad I was at the job- insinuating | was super replaceable
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    I wanted to quit the day after they brought me into the office to basically give a me a run down of all the things I've done wrong.
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    So it's my last week and low and behold they bring me into the office again to love bomb me to dh-telling me how much my work has improved (in the last 2 days) and how they would love to give me a pay rise-
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    I respectably declined. It irks me that they were consciously underpaying me and made me feel Worthless but when it's time for me to leave I'm the golden employee that they beg to stay.
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    Ive regained my confidence as they've confirmed that my work has been good and I did deserve more money. Quiting was super empowering and honestly feels amazing. Highly recommend!
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    Coisabib Make your mental a health a priority. You did well.
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    xSqrimz I hope you had another job lined up cuz eating into savings isn't a good idea if you don't have to, but I'm glad you got outta there
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    copper678 I'd probably take the money and still look for a new job...It's a rough market out there.
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    diamondstonkhands I hate to say this but feel the need to for others. Small and local companies sometimes keep you feeling you are not doing well so you won't ask for raise. It's a small business owner mindset and why
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    they will always stay a small business. Cutting corners at every turn especially at their employees expense to save a penny and lose a dollar. I went through something similar at a small company. The
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    owner even took our left over pot luck (after eating lunch on it without bringing anything) home for him and his wife to eat again to save money on dinner.
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    rxspiir y More money for the same s situation + possibly more responsibility isn't worth it unless that amount of money is life changing.
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    ObligationSpirited95 A toxic environment will do nothing but bring you down. If you can afford it then get out of there and - focus on yourself and finding something better. You will find something!
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    Urbanwriter Your story reminds me of the old timey song "You Can Take That Job and Shove It!" Congratulations on gathering the courage to quit and I wish you well on your search for a new job.
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    Qtpies43232 I wanna know what the before and after wages. Curious how much more they are offering to pay
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    Cold_Sold1eR You are going to have many more situations like that before you find the right job for you! That confidence will be invaluable for the future.
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    Green-League145 How much they were paying you and then how much was the raised?
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    Sorry-Personality594 OP £12 an hour (for skilled work) I didn't even ask what the raise was as it didn't matter. I took the job on as a massive pay cut because I thought I could.
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    develop and learn new skills- it turned out I wasn't learning anything new so the low wage made no sense for me to stay.
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