Underpaid employee scores $170k job offer elsewhere, then recruits 6 other colleagues to leave their stingy company high and dry: ‘The feeling of vindication is unreal’

These days, companies have prospective employees in their pockets. The job market is at a halt, the hiring pool is as competitive as ever, and companies are lowballing candidates left and right because, currently, it's an employer's market.

Though it is better to be safe than to be sorry in most cases, there's nothing wrong with exploring other career options while you're still employed elsewhere. Companies rely on the illusion of loyalty to excuse their stingy practices, then choke up when a talented, underpaid employee leaves because they know they are worth more.

Since the employee in this next story started at their now-former company, they've felt over-utilized and underpaid. The employee's role was significant, and they were called on to complete multiple projects simultaneously despite not having access to the payout they rightfully deserved. Naturally, this employee decides to scope out the job market after a stellar performance review with no fiscal reward in sight.

Not everything is about money, but a company that fails to compensate at the level of an employee, especially relative to their specific field, who works tirelessly every day? That is not only a money issue, but also a company culture issue.

The employee scores a $170k job offer and implores their other colleagues to follow suit. Now, the company is tens of thousands of dollars in the hole and down seven stellar employees. Scroll below to read the full story.

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