Dissatisfied And Overworked Employee Quits Because Of An Inadequate Salary, And The Company Loses $40 Million Because Of It

You would think that when such large amounts of money are involved, companies would think more rationally about the value of their employees. However, you would be wrong.

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• March 6, 2022

Some employers still view their employees as an expense and not an integral and contributing factor to their company's growth. For them, workers are something that can be easily replaced - some sort of an office inventory or a machine.

But every once in a while, they are painfully reminded of the fact that workers make a company. Paying your staff an unfair wage can have severe financial ramifications for your organization.

But unfortunately, some business owners only learn this when it's too late. A Redditor going by the name u/slw motion trainwreck, revealed how he left a low-paying, stressful IT job at a major international corporation... and how the company lost $40 million the day after he left.

The Redditor recounted exactly how everything transpired in three lengthy posts on r/antiwork, and the story is really intriguing. Scroll down for the entire article and additional information on why the manufacturing company that develops components for the car sector lost so much money.

It is deserving of your attention. You'll see how low companies will go to get their goals accomplished.

Know your worth people, and don't be afraid to ask what you deserve. That's the only way to make employers understand.

An IT specialist who was overworked and underpaid made the decision to look for something better.

However, the international corporation was not so kind, and as a result, it found itself in a major financial crisis. The complete story can be found here.

He took a job as an independent contractor

He worked hard

And then even harder

16 times 7 equals?

He was on call 24/7. So, OP believed he deserved a raise

And all he got was $66 per month!

The explanation was - that's all the company could afford...

The company wasn't satisfied...

The company was loosing big money every minute the system was down

OP’s boss went to Costa Rica

Which was a bad move

OP was amused by the havoc

Long story short:

Redditors were baffled

And angry

His former coworker is a real...

Have a nice vacation, boss

OP wanted to keep his word...

They wanted to cut corners...

Some Redditors didn't understand why OP had agreed to these terms

IT support is a nasty field

Darren? So he is to blame?

Please stay, now we can afford to pay you.

Good suggestion...

OP posted an update

He explained some things:

It was his first contract ever

There were no jobs in his town

And he wanted to gain experience

The company was constantly promising him stuff

And they've failed to deliver

They even said they have to speak to France about his raise.

He didn't have experience back then

And he was fed a lot of "work hard" stories when he was a kid

He went on interviews

And he didn't know his worth

The company's software was faulty

And the bug couldn't be fixed

It seems the company made the same mistake two years ago...

Executives often resort to cutting expenses. The only way incompetent managers can prove themselves to top executives is by cutting expenses.

It’s tangible and easy to achieve. Sadly, we often put up with lousy working conditions hoping that they will improve.

It's okay to wait a certain period, but once you start hearing stories like “we are family here,” or “I have to ask France about your raise,“ get out of there.

Damjan