Employee denied raise after outstanding performance review, so he starts leaving early and quietly cuts his hours by 20% without anyone noticing: 'I gave myself the raise'

Corporate America loves to talk about performance-based pay. That is, until you actually perform.

This guy worked his b*tt off under a new merit-based salary system that replaced the usual cost-of-living raise. He received glowing reviews from every direction, from coworkers to supervisors, and so on. His manager even called him outstanding. So, naturally, he asked for a 12% raise.

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