Employee confronts CEO about delayed paychecks, then quits on the spot after CEO disrespects him: 'Get out of my face!'

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  • An employee argues with his CEO.
  • The CEO told me 'Get out of my face' when I asked about my salary. So I left.

    I've been working at this tech startup for about 6 years. The pay was good and my clients relied on me heavily, so I put up with a lot of c p.
  • But honestly, the place has become a dumpster fire lately. This year alone, the company has delayed salaries 7 times.
  • On top of all that, my health insurance was suddenly cut off two months ago, and it was a nightmare to get it sorted out.
  • They also started giving us personal checks from the CEO's own account instead of direct deposit, probably to evade payroll taxes or something shady like that.
  • So a few weeks ago, I went to check on my paycheck because it was almost 3 PM and we still hadn't been paid.
  • I wanted to deposit it at the bank as soon as possible to even make sure it would clear.
  • I found the CEO in the main conference room with the HR manager and a few other managers.
  • I just asked if the checks were ready. Without even looking up from his laptop, the CEO told me, 'Get out of my face.' I didn't say a word.
  • I just turned around, went back to my desk, packed up my laptop and jacket, and walked out the door for good.
  • Fast forward to today, I've received 3 solid job offers, all with better pay. And the CEO has been blowing up my phone with missed calls and texts saying things like 'I was just kidding, by the way.' I'm completely ignoring him and will be sending my official resignation tomorrow morning.
  • An employee tries to reason with his CEO in his office at work.
  • Winter_Dimension_954 Been there, sinking ship. Time to move on.
  • Resqu23 Report the pay that you don't get to whoever takes care of that in your state.
  • Ok_Method_6463 Reply 'get out of my face' to his texts then block
  • Ordinary Cupcake8766 He thinks he is some hot st for being CEO of a startup, humiliating the workers who make it happen
  • Cato TheMiddleAged Even one missed payroll is a huge warning sign; it means the company can't even get a bridge loan or line of credit. So they will have to go to private investors and then it's basically a fire sale. As employees leave, the value of the company goes down, and then it's a death spiral.
  • Rough-Cap5150 Sinking ship. To be fair to the CEO, he was probably under enormous stress.
  • ratalada Honestly, that ship is going down. He did you a favor.
  • West_Replacement5157 It kinda sounds like the titanic, you can bet the person checks will not show up at some point

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