Manager accidentally CC’s employee on an email saying he doesn’t deserve a raise because he’s not a “flight risk,” employee starts silently quitting: ‘[My] trust was actually being quietly exploited, not reciprocated.’

How usual do you think it is for employees to feel underappreciated by their bosses? 

Everybody wants to do their best in the workforce. We show up on time, we do our duties, we pretend that everything is okay, and we don't complain to our bosses over minor things. All we ever expect in return is an appropriate salary and decent human treatment. 

We don't want to be labeled as "difficult" at work, so most of us try to pick and choose what we want to make a fuss over in the office.  Of course, there are exceptions for big issues that upper management should always be aware of so they can take care of it. However, we can fend for ourselves with those day-to-day tasks. If we're self-sufficient, don't complain, and make it easier for everyone, the logic is that our bosses will eventually realize how valuable we are as an employee. 

However, Reddit user u/sophieximc recently found out that it doesn't always work like that. He accidentally was emailed his own performance report. The document said that everything was "okay" with him, and that he didn't need to get a big raise, because he wasn't "complaining or asking for it."

Those are the consequences of being a people pleaser: being looked over. Luckily, that email pushed the Redditor to stand up for himself and start searching for a job that values him and gives him the salary he deserves. Good for him! Hopefully, the company will realize that they lost a good employee with a great work ethic who they dismissed and underappreciated.