Company refuses to give employees raises unless they have a competing offer, employee provides a fake offer letter, resulting in a $45,000 raise: ‘Don't mind if I do’

By now, it has become pretty clear to most employees that the only way to get better pay is to find another job. Many companies would do anything to avoid giving their employees a decent raise, which often results in them leaving the company when they find a better offer.

The company in the story below did one better, if you will, by refusing to give employees raises unless they provide an offer from another company. Only then will they consider giving their hardworking employees what they deserve.

This led one of their employee to reach out to his former boss, a guy who used to work at this company and left, and ask for his help. Since he was familiar with this bizarre rule, the former boss understood the assignment when the employee asked him for a fake offer letter. All he had to do was write down a salary that matched the raise the employee was after.

This little ploy worked better than the employee expected, so keep scrolling to read the full story and find out how.

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