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Glassdoor rejects worker's real salary because it was 'excessively below market average'

A non-profit employee who is frustrated that she didn't get the raise she was promised.

Nonprofit refuses to give employee a raise after 3 years of working, while the CEO makes $200K: 'I get exceptional reviews. I was told that this was finally the year I was going to get a raise.'

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A model representing an employee sitting at her computer, holding a pair of glasses in one hand and rubbing her temple with the other

Recruiter scouts employee for office job, gets annoyed when they tell her they want to earn more than their current $110k salary: 'That is not a realistic expectation'

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New Job Tells Employee They Can't Pay More Than $52k When They Request $58k, Raise Salary When They Get A Job Paying $82k

A model representing a nurse who makes $70K, yet gets her groceries from food banks, lives at home with her parents, and complains about being “broke” to her friends who are actually broke.

Nurse making $70K takes food from food banks, claims she's broke while living rent-free with her parents: 'She’s approaching 40.'

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Recruiter Tells Job Applicant They're 'Too Expensive' When They Request $100k Salary, Relist the Job With a $100-120k Salary Range

A picture of a model pretending to be a stressed-out employee who just found out his pay is getting cut by $50K.

Boss cuts employee's salary by $50K to be more aligned with industry standards: 'What is wrong with companies?'

Friends eating dinner at a restaurant together, with one man putting a slice of pizza on another's plate

26-year-old gets new job, friends get offended when he leaves birthday dinner early because of jokes about his salary: 'Bro's surviving on instant noodles and dreams'

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A rich woman and her boss fly together in first class.

Boss making $415K rants to poor employee about first-class international plane tickets costing $20K each: 'My boss makes a mockery of people who fly economy.'

An employee who left his old company to join a dysfunctional startup.

Employee leaves job for a startup in August, returns to his old job after realizing the startup owners were inept and clueless: 'They wanted me to handle everything for the income of only 1 person.'

A doctor and a tech worker, who are making $500K combined.

32-year-old couple making $500K per year claims they're living paycheck to paycheck, despite maxing out their retirement accounts: 'It feels like we’re barely getting by each month.'

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A young professional who is considering leaving his high-paying job for a position that will pay half of what he's making now for five years.

23-year-old considers leaving $100K job for a 2 year program where he'll make 50K for 5 years after he graduates: '[The 2nd] option sounds like a scam.'

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Job applicant rejects tech company that offers a job 4 months after interviews, pays half his desired salary: 'I even gave them a discount'

A woman and a man sit in front of a laptop as the woman explains something

Employee gets second job offer with $150k salary, manager wife argues it's a 'lack of integrity' to take it: 'She had to fire someone'

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Out-of-work employee secures college teaching job, accidentally gets paid 3x normal salary: 'I was thrilled'

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Boss accuses employee of job hopping for leaving $55K job for a $78K job after 2 years: 'We’re a family and loyalty looks better on a resume.'

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