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By corey - 28/02/2012 03:41 - United States

Today, I went to ask my boss for a raise. He laughed at me and said, "That's hilarious because I was going to ask you if you could take a pay cut!" FML

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Tuesday 28 February 2012 8:36

Your boss isn't funny.

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Tuesday 28 February 2012 8:36

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non_finisher 9

Tuesday 28 February 2012 18:45

Tell him that u came first to him op...so he should listen to you...:p

DocBastard 38

Tuesday 28 February 2012 20:09

You have spoken poorly. I'm assuming "duess" is supposed to be "deuce", and I assume "nobodies" is supposed to be "nobody's". And I assume the needlessly redundant exclamation marks are your way of yelling, so pipe down.

mightymart 5

Tuesday 28 February 2012 21:03

Wow What an ass!!

FrankHotpants 31

Tuesday 28 February 2012 22:17

Well at least he didn't say anything like, you want a promotion, break out the lotion.

gonad_gobbler 1

Tuesday 28 February 2012 23:51

ooo I bet that raised your temper op, try to relax though, maybe take a break and eat some raiseins.

bubo_fml 10

Wednesday 29 February 2012 1:32

Unzip right there & urinate all over his office. When he asks you to clean it up, refuse until he meets your salary request...Problem solved!

yaoifreak 8

Wednesday 29 February 2012 4:17

Haha that's so cruel

tek9tim 3

Wednesday 29 February 2012 4:40

Sucks to be underappreciated, but at least you have a job! Stay strong, and remember that often bosses are given crappy numbers and have to make them work.