Yeah, Mike

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Today, I finally put the finishing touches to a huge project after 8 months of gruelling work. My boss had used the promise of a 5-figure bonus to motivate me. When I casually brought the bonus up later in the day, my boss just said, "Gratitude's its own reward, Mike." FML
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HoboMeth 33

Report that. You were lied to for 8 months

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anyagrande 31

Im sure thats not right?? Id go to HR and see if they can do anything

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BaDumTsss_fml 23

Well it's a 5 word sentence

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hellnosucka 27

is murder legal in this situation? just wondering...

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RedCronos 17

Motivate your boss with HR

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TheNewGuy03 28

Yeah, basically, **** that. Your boss is a weasel. Hopefully, something was presented in writing; that way, you can snag him on that should you present it to HR (and you totally should).

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RoseRodent 8

Everyone is kind of assuming a big company with an HR department. IME this kind of stuff goes on more often at small partnerships where there's a boss guy and 3 employees. Anyway, think the OP is onto a loser here, even if the boss just claims he said there "could be" a bonus, that's not "will be"

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ThatHorse 15

Considering the OP was promised a 5 figure bonus, I'm pretty sure this isn't a 3-5 employee operation...

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Mathalamus 24

i would have let it slide. because he has a point. i wouldn't really need 50,000 dollars anyway. id just spend it all on useless shit, especially if my financial situation was already stable. frankly, i would consider myself lucky to have 8 months worth of work to keep me busy. a bored mind is lethal.

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Mynamewontfi 40

I'm really not sure if this is meant to be sarcastic or not. I hope it is, because it would be quite stupid otherwise.

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ThatHorse 15

Given how long it is #20, and how it's separated into appropriate paragraphs, if it is sarcasm, it's shitty poorly thought out sarcasm.

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Mathalamus 24

not really. i just dont care enough. resisting such things is expensive and, in many cases, useless. so why not just go with it? much better in the long run. even for me. i mean, i would obviously be angry, but with myself, for being fooled by the boss in the first place. this assumes the project is *optional*, after all.

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Tripartita 44

By not giving your employees money that you promised them, you're not "fooling" them; you're just not doing your damn job. Also, I'm amazed that you think it matters at all that /you'd/ have no use for the money the /OP/ was promised. So what? A minimum of ten thousand dollars (not necessarily 50,000, like you said. Just because "five figure" contains the word "five" doesn't mean it /must/ have that number) can buy a lot: education, medical treatment, equipment, housing repairs—and all that increases it the OP has family. If cannot think of a useful way to spend a five figure bonus, that says more about you than the bonus.

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Dale_shackleford 13

If you can't figure out something to do with at least a 10k bonus, you should probably get your iq tested, as you may learn you have a new disability.

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queerdragon 20

Are you sure he didn't keep the bonus for himself?

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dillon1102 4

I love how supportive the FML community is.

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