Today, after working at the company for 15 years, all I got was a pin with the number 15 on it and a little bundled package of a pencil, small notebook, keychain and a mug saying “Thank you for all you do!” I wrote an e-mail to HR as to why I deserved a raise or bonus. I got threatened with “disciplinary action.” FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my bosses pulled me aside and said to me they appreciated me for being such a hard worker, and told me they had something for me. They gave me a one year pin. Today was my 3 year anniversary. FML
Today, after three years of working at my current occupation, they decided to give me a bonus for all of my hard work and effort. A 5$ gift card to Cold Stone. FML
Today, at work, I was fired from my job for being too "forward" to my boss. All I did was get him coffee and a biscuit from McDonald's to celebrate his 15-year anniversary working there. FML
Today, everyone at the office was finally presented with the bonuses our boss had promised to pay us by the end of last year. Turns out he was never authorized to promise any such thing, so he ended up just giving us signed "thank you" letters instead. FML
Today, I put my notice in at work after being one of the top performers in my department. They didn’t even acknowledge my notice, they just sent me boxes to return my computer. FML
Today, our company hit our sales goals, an all-time high since before the pandemic. Our reward after working so hard all year long? A goodie bag with a keychain with the company logo on them. When I suggested a bonus, my boss said, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” FML
Today, I was promoted. After going to school for 10 months to get certified for the new position, training extensively, and taking on a ton more responsibility, I was hoping for a decent raise. How much do my bosses think all of that time and effort is worth? One dollar more per hour than I made before. FML
Today, I was notified that the company did not give me a raise two months ago like I thought. The increase was a typo. Two months ago I wrote a thank you for the raise email to my boss. Now I get to write a check to the company to pay back my "raise." FML
Today, after working several months through the pandemic at a medical clinic, my coworkers and I got a gift to thank us for our hard work during this time. Was it a raise or a bonus? Nah. Just a small Tupperware container. We were also told later on that all time-off requests were suspended until further notice. FML
Today, my co-worker received a $1,000 bonus for a project that I do all the work on. My direct supervisor thought that I was an assistant. I send him an e-mail copy of the project every week, and have done so for the past six months. I was later reprimanded for not congratulating my co-worker. FML
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juggalo2 22
If you're doing the same work, then all you will ever get is cost of living raises. Now that you have experience perhaps you can start your own business, or you can jump to a competitor. If you can't do that it suggests that you better take what they give and feel grateful.
Pyrocrashe 12
you are, without a doubt, the worst person alive
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juggalo2 22
If you're doing the same work, then all you will ever get is cost of living raises. Now that you have experience perhaps you can start your own business, or you can jump to a competitor. If you can't do that it suggests that you better take what they give and feel grateful.
DLBL 23
I wonder if OP is barely adequate or below par at his job, but the company doesn't want to fire him for some reason. They're not excited about his performance so don't offer a raise. Is he a whiner, a troublemaker, annoying co-worker? We don't hear the company's side of this story.
copalolita 16
They already pay you your salary Jesus christ what more do you want? **** man people get a penny and want five. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
Pyrocrashe 12
you are, without a doubt, the worst person alive
Chazzster 32
Time to update the resume and start looking for another job - But don’t tell anyone at work! … Either you will find another, better job or you will discover the actual worth of your skills and experience. …. Trust only what an employer will put into writing - And keep a copy of that. Everything else is either lies or potential misunderstandings. … Employers only pay what a position is worth to them and that keeps employees from quitting. Asking for a raise never works. More certain is applying for internal or external positions.