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A young female employee looks over her bank statements, which show she's being paid less than she was before her supposed “raise.”

Boss tells employee she's getting a raise, gives her a $12K pay cut instead: 'Every paycheck is $488 less than what it used to be.'

Top-performing employee looks at the award he won

Top employee refuses to accept 'Star Performer' Award after making the company $7 million and getting a 3% raise: 'He wouldn't even get up from his seat to accept the plaque.'

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Company gives employee a 20¢ cost of living adjustment after 5 years of dedicated service: 'Their reason? They needed to pay the C-suite more'

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Worker turns down promotion of 30% more work with only 5% more pay, boss calls them 'unambitious': 'Am I wrong for not wanting to sacrifice my entire life?'

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Employee works 7 days/week from January to June, is denied a raise at the end of the year: 'Effectively, I will lose money this year to inflation'

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A business owner talks on his cell phone in the office

Business owner discovers he's paying his employees 113% more than the average business owner in his area: 'Similar firms are paying 35% less than last year.'

Employee uses computer while her company tracks her productivity

Company installs productivity tracking software that screenshots employees computers every 10 minutes, claims they can't afford yearly raises anymore: 'I've been at this place for 4 years and every year its the same story.'

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CEO announces company exceeded revenue goals by 40% and had its most profitable year, refuses to give employees more than a 2% raise: 'That doesn't even cover inflation.'

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Employee of 3 years gets promoted after an amazing performance review, only gets a 1.75% raise: 'I’m a father of 3 trying to make ends meet'

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Boss denies employee of 4 years raise and tells them to be 'grateful' they have a job at all: 'Meanwhile, he brags about his new car and vacations'

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Employee gets 15% raise once he stops working 24/7 and only works from 9-5: 'Now that I've stopped trying so hard, suddenly I'm promotion material? Corporate logic makes zero sense.'

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Part-time employee making $25 an hour asks manager for a 300% raise, claims the business couldn't run without her: 'The business has been around for 50 years. She’s been here for 3'

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Optometrist gives employee 30¢ raise on top of their breadcrumbs salary: 'Here is your $2.40 per day, pre-tax raise. Don't spend it all in one place'

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Employee requests a raise, boss rejects raise and says he should quit now so they can replace him as quickly as possible: 'It would be most efficient to fill your current role now instead of playing a guessing game'

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Worker brings in hundreds of million of dollars in revenue, works from 4 a.m. to late at night, quits after her annual raises don't even match inflation: 'It didn’t matter. Nothing I did was respected or valued'

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Employee Promoted Without a Raise, Exploits Loophole To Get Pay Bump Anyway

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