'Instead of giving the employees raises, we got oranges': 20+ CEOs who infuriated their employees with their business decisions

Why give the employees a raise when you could give them pens with the company logo on it? Everyone knows that there's nothing better than getting a mousepad with the company name on it, or a very cheap water bottle that'll remind you of the place you spend 40+ hours at each week. Who needs cold hard cash when you could have a little company merch? 

There's nothing wrong with getting some company merch — a lot of people do appreciate it — but that can't be in place of a raise or bonus. Employees just care far more about their bank accounts, but some higher-ups seem willfully blind to this. They're the type of CEO who thinks that a pizza party is the right answer to every question. Layoffs causing low morale? Pizza party! Everyone worked overtime for months, and now they're drained? Better have that pizza parlor on speed dial. 

These people shared their boss's worst gifts, from the people who got oranges instead of raises, to the workers who had to eat store-bought donuts while the higher-ups had a full catered meal. 

Next, read about the workers who made some giant mistakes while on the job: "[She] printed 500 copies of her gas bill on the company printer." 

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