'I made my boss over $1.5 million... he got me a $25 gift card': Employee quits job after receiving present from boss

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Dec 26, 2024 11:00 AM EST

Maybe it's for the best that most of us don't know how much our bosses make. If you found out your boss makes hundreds of dollars an hour while you make a fraction of that, you'd probably be devastated, and have a hard time forgetting it each time you look your boss in the eye. Of course, you actually should discuss your salary with any and everyone in order to ensure you're fairly paid! But I'm just saying, it could be frustrating to know that you'll never make quite that much money in your current job because the company doesn't value your labor the same way they do for your boss. 

This person was having a particularly frustrating time at the office. They work on commission, and their hard work brought in over a million dollars to the company! That's work you can really be proud of, but it would seem that this guy's boss barely appreciates them at all. The bossman decided to hand out a measly movie gift card to this person. A $25 gift card. To a movie theater that is 90 minutes away. It's no wonder this person had steam coming out their ears! After genuinely caring about their gig, they realized that this kind of behavior was just unacceptable. Read the full story down below and see for yourself just how bad this manager really was. 

Then, read about some job applicants who are having a rough day, with one person writing, "[I] got rejected 3 minutes after applying to a role."

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    I made my boss over $1.5 million in commission over two years, while I made $45k/year. For Christmas he got me a $25 gift card to a movie theater chain that I would have to drive to another state to even use. When I put in my two week notice, he called legal on me while I sat in his office.
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    I worked my a off for this man, essentially running his entire book of business for him. For Christmas he got me a $25 AMC gift card. The closest AMC theater is 1.5hrs away in another state. That pred me off and made me start looking for other jobs. I genuinely cared about my job and the account, so I waited to accept a job offer until I had trained someone else to do my job. When the time came, I met him in his office and told him that I had accepted another job and that I was putting in my not
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    They asked me for more details as to what I would be doing at my new job, and I told them I wasn't going to discuss it. After I left, the CLO of this company (a company who brings in $6 BILLION/year in revenue) called me randomly for the next few weeks trying to intimidate me. They even started contacting my new employer. Luckily, I don't work for a sl I company now and the CEO got involved and told them that they would be ready to fight this in court. They stopped contacting me after that, whic
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    I'll go ahead and address some of the questions I keep getting asked: Why did you stay if you were so underpaid for your performance? Because I was fresh out of college and dumb. Why did you tell them where you were going? Because I was fresh out of college and dumb. Why did you even give them a two week notice, why didnt you walk out? Because the people who I actually cared about at that job would be the ones who felt the effects of that more than my manager.
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    LFG530. Talk about a toxic relationship when their go to move is "YOU ARE NOT BREAKING UP WITH US WE ARE BREAKING UP WITH YOU AND WE'LL GO AFTER EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT". I'm just sad the story doesn't actually involve them losing major accounts.
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    Commenters were totally aghast at this employee's story. Many of them applauded the original poster for fleeing such a toxic work space, while others were surprised that this person would even bother giving such an entitled boss 2 full weeks of notice. 

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    TheOldAngryA ОР There is good news. This happened 3 years ago and the company I'm at now has given me the budget to start a new division that directly competes with them.
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    TheinimitaableG I had a similar experience. I'd signed a non-compete as a1099 contractor then got hired in full time. A while later I should fit and hit a job with a client of theirs. They tried to pull out the non compete. I pointed out that in California a non,-compete agreement is not enforceable against a non-equity partner, and that my relationship with the soon to be former employer was that of an emoloyee. Like the OP my new employer's legal team got involved and told them to go pound san
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    SifuHallyu My employer tried to do the same thing when they bought the business. The person who was in my position signed a non- compete agreement so they thought I would as well. I explained to them, their foreign investors, that a non compete clause is null and void in CA and non-enforceable I won't be signing that. They were taken aback, but it set precedence that I will not be taken advantage of or an easy pushover.
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    cardinalsfanokc Most non-compete docs are unenforceable. And if they fire you they cannot and do not apply any longer. Sounds like you have a good new company, congrats!
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    Melkor7410 The only time a non-compete is enforceable is if it's backed by money. In almost every state, they have to pay you to not compete. If it doesn't come with a promise of money, it's worth nothing.
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    jfsindel Yeah, and legally, you don't even have to tell them who you will be working for. All you have to say is "I quit" and that's it. The only time it comes into play is for executive positions that might be publicly known. Otherwise, I have known plenty of people who worked for major competitors and immediately switched within a few months.
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    tangentandhyperbole Funny story, in my early 20s I worked various jobs and had several non-competes. We're talking pulling brake rotors and car batteries in a warehouse, non-compete. Working in a gas station, third shift, non-compete. Blockbuster Video, non-compete. Looking back now I can see it was just a s scare tactic that a lot of companies in that part of the country use to keep people around. If all your experience is in a warehouse, and you have a non- compete for a year, then what are yo
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    TheColJohnRambo A little over a year ago I left my previous job to work in the same industry, albeit in a different role. My new employer was a customer of my previous employer. Before accepting the new position I forwarded a copy of my non-compete to the new employer in an effort to be as transparent as possible. The hiring manager copied their legal department into the chain. Response from their counsel was the legal/professional equivalent of, "lol wut? Ur good bro." TL;DR: most non-competes
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    Spaceman_Splff My company recently tried this attached to a bonus. Essentially giving a bonus but there was a non compete clause if accepted. The company is in the middle of a contract recompete so if they lose it would essentially end my career in this particular field for a measly 15 percent bonus. They also said that it's half up front and half at the completion of the recompete, but we don't get the 2nd half if they lose and the non compete is still in effect. Turned that down real quick. Of
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    Good advice!

    Leobrn12 Never ever, EVER tell your current employer where you are going, and never tell co workers either.
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    Petah_Futterman44 One time I gave my 2 weeks I specifically lied to everyone who asked where I was going. It was great. They all thought I was quitting my job to go live in grand cayman to be a scuba instructor/guide. Nope. Put in my 2 weeks because it was that or miss out on a family vacation that cost numerous thousands of dollars and had been planned for over a year. The company's PTO policy and I wouldn't was horses have been able to get the time off. So I quit instead. One of the best decis
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    DonShula DoingTheHula Cannot emphasize this enough. Regardless of whether any non- compete might be enforceable, you don't have to tell your current employer anything about where you are going. Even if they guess correctly, admit nothing. It is absolutely none of their business, and the only reason most higher-ups would want to know is to make problems for you before you go. You are a cog in their machine and that's why you're leaving - they don't suddenly have genuine curiosity about your caree
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    gigZ2g I once quit my job and they asked where i was going. I told them nowhere and they did not believe me. They tried to find out where i was going. But i literally quit out of rage to go jobless. They still didnt believe this to this date cause why would someone go from a "good" paid job to no job. "Because i hate all of you and the job sks" wasnt the answer they were looking for.
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    rip_kobe8_24 This is why you never assume that you and coworkers, management or anyone at work is your friend. Always treat working relationships as such and never put too much loyalty or trust in any company that you work for.
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    ScipioAtTheGate Remember, unless you work for some type of non-profit hospital or a government owned entity.,. the primary purpose of the company is about one thing at the end of the day ... profits. Workers lose out when they have expectations that its about anything more than money. Remember that there was a time when the drive for profits was so strong, that worker safety was placed behind profitability. Its the whole reason why OSHA was founded.
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    Free-Stinkbug I work for said company. That's because what this person said is horribly inaccurate. They were in a support role for a salesman who made 1.5 million in 2 years of revenue, not commission. That breaks down to less than 400 in commission, and it's tough to assume the salesman did nothing and the support did everything lol. 1.5 mil sounds like a lot of revenue to people outside sales. It's not. I've had sales jobs putting up similar metrics and it wasn't even enough to make ANY commi
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    SparrowAgnew The profits some businesses make are hidden from the employees by design. If most people knew how much value they were creating there would be riots.
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