'Everyone is replaceable': Boss refuses to give hardworking employee a raise, claiming he can find someone else to do the job if needed, employee quits and proves boss wrong

It always boggles our minds that instead of giving hardworking employees a raise, some bosses would rather lose employees and then end up paying much more to hire someone else. Why is giving a pay raise to someone who truly deserves it considered such a difficult task?

Take the employee in the story below as an example. They decided to ask for a raise after three years of working as an assistant manager at a retail chain. For some reason, the boss refuses, claiming that it will only take him a week to find someone else who can do the job. "If you don't like the pay, leave; everyone is replaceable". 

We will see about that, bossman.

Two months later, the employee finds a better job and quits, giving their boss the opportunity to prove himself right. You can already guess what happened next…

Like what you see? Follow our WhatsApp channel for more.

Author image for Bar Mor Hazut Bar Mor Hazut
Advertisement

Stay up to date by following us on Facebook!

Tags

boss workplace-stories employee manager job tales-from-the-workplace reddit story raise pay raise overworked-employees workplace Reddit company funny quitting
Scroll Down For The Next Article

Also From FAIL Blog

New boss refuses to acknowledge engineering contractor's resignation or even discuss renewing their contract, tries to dictate their own bizarre notice terms: 'I've just decided your last day will be 2 months from now'

New boss refuses to acknowledge engineering contractor's resignation or even discuss renewing their contract, tries to dictate their own bizarre notice terms: 'I've just decided your last day will be 2 months from now'

Trending Now

‘This was just one guy's way of feeling powerful’: Semi truck driver gets denied by building supply store clerk for being 6 minutes late after driving a Drywall delivery from New Hampshire to New Jersey

‘This was just one guy's way of feeling powerful’: Semi truck driver gets denied by building supply store clerk for being 6 minutes late after driving a Drywall delivery from New Hampshire to New Jersey

01
A Midday Lunch of 20+ Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday

A Midday Lunch of 20+ Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday

02
'I have to give it to him...': Entitled manager gets humbled after claiming employee is lazy but couldn't keep up with her duties, gets upper management to give her more staff

'I have to give it to him...': Entitled manager gets humbled after claiming employee is lazy but couldn't keep up with her duties, gets upper management to give her more staff

03
Retail boss tells assistant manager that "everyone's replaceable" when they ask for their first raise in 3 years, business struggles after they quit: 'Turns out, he was wrong'

Retail boss tells assistant manager that "everyone's replaceable" when they ask for their first raise in 3 years, business struggles after they quit: 'Turns out, he was wrong'

04
Outside hire production manager declares 'No Overtime! No exceptions!' production stalls costing the company $120k: '[He] lasted about 3 months [after that]'

Outside hire production manager declares 'No Overtime! No exceptions!' production stalls costing the company $120k: '[He] lasted about 3 months [after that]'

05
Remote employee automates all daily tasks and does nothing all day while manager praises their work: 'Every once in a while, I panic that my manager will notice'

Remote employee automates all daily tasks and does nothing all day while manager praises their work: 'Every once in a while, I panic that my manager will notice'

06
Advertisement