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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Today, I asked my boss for a raise. He responded with, "Who the hell are you?" FML
Today, I summoned the courage to go into my boss’s office and ask for a raise. He yelled at me, called me “ungrateful”, asked how dare I ask him such a question, and that I’m lucky to even have a job in the first place. I ended up reduced to tears. FML
Today, I asked my boss for my first raise in almost two years, to which he replied, "In the real world, I think you've definitely earned one, but this isn't the real world." FML
Today, I met with my boss hoping to hear about a possible raise that had been promised many months ago. He then told me that the only way I would get a raise was if I found a better paying job and took it, and that the company was in no position to offer anyone a raise. FML
Today, I asked my boss for a raise. I pointed out that due to a technicality, if he hired someone to replace me, he'd have to pay them more anyway. He said he'd gladly pay more for "someone who knows his goddamn place" and made it clear I'll be jobless very soon. FML
Today, after declining an amazing job offer that pays more than double what I make now in order to accept a promotion my boss offered me if I stayed, I asked when I would receive the promotion and pay raise. She snorted and said, "You thought I was serious about that?" FML
Today, I walked into my boss's office to ask for a raise, and walked out unemployed. FML
Today, I asked my boss for a raise. He gave me a cupcake. FML
Today, I was getting lunch at a fast food restaurant. My boss was in front of me, and in order to get on his good side I offered to pay. Instead, I got fired because I guess my boss assumed I was making fun of his salary, which I knew nothing about. FML
Today, my coworker got a raise by making our boss give me a pay cut for doing his job while he was slacking off. As we were heading home for the day, he found $100. FML
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NiiTeH 7
Your boss isn't funny.
fmessiah 19
Meet in the middle and stay at the same pay rate while you start looking for another job. Also harsh.
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Comments (72)
mackdeezy 22
damn you, economy!!
micahsmommy 13
The economy is still nowhere near where it needs to be to just ask for a raise without some serious thought put into it. You have to be able to show why you deserve it. My job actually shows us weekly the percent of payroll we took up and the percent of sales we generated.
chemicalxsunday 12
Why would he 'ask' that, instead of just telling you? Still sucks though!
desireev 18
Because, in the US, it is illegal to lower an employees pay without the employees permission. Once an employee is making so much, with pay raises and minimum wage going up, it is very illegal to give a pay cut.
naddification 7
Are you Corey Monteith? No wait, that's Cory.
Sgrocks 5
ooh FYL, talk about anxious to advance
Enslaved 38
When asking for a raise, you should also be prepared to give a list of reasons you deserve it. Hopefully, you didn't get that pay cut because you were able to show your value as an employee. (:
susta311 0
Lol sucks
perdix 31
One of you has a warped view of your value to the company. The shitty thing is that even if your boss is wrong, he'll win cause he's thinking LIKE A BAWS!
maronofhearts 19
Or the company could be making less money and need to cover the losses while the employee is oblivious to that and just wants more money because he needs it and thinks he's doing a good enough job to deserve it. But then again solving things without people having warped minds is so boring
AntiHero1317 8
Damn that really sucks.
tonyfreakindavis 1
That is freaking hilarious
desireev 18
It's hilarious that you're taking pictures of yourself in a restroom..