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Bored Panda
Rugile Baltrunaite

“Wow You’re Taking This Well”: Employee Leaves Company After They Lower His Wage

An indication of a good workplace is employees feeling like they belong there. Unfortunately, according to a 2025 report, 58% of employees say they feel undervalued in their workplace. What’s the solution if you’re in that statistic? You can stay and hope that your boss comes to their senses.

Or you can give them an ultimatum and quit like a boss. Like this guy did, when his supervisor refused to give him a raise and essentially even demoted him. What they failed to predict was that others would follow suit and leave too. A good lesson for companies to appreciate their workers, huh?

Bored Panda got in touch with this employee, and he kindly agreed to tell us more about what “limitless earnings” really meant, what else about the company rubbed him the wrong way, and what this experience ultimately taught him.

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