Company Refuses To Raise Employee's Pay After Promotion So He Outsmarts Them With Loophole

Many employees around the world do not have anyone to protect them, which gives employers significant advantages and leaves them feeling completely powerless and out in the cold. That is why many countries have rules that force companies to give their employees all their rights and protect them from being abused. According to financial expert Farnoosh Torabi, "Understanding your worth and advocating for fair compensation is crucial in today's job market." However, when it comes to receiving a pay raise, there is often little you can do to influence that decision. It is entirely up to your employer to decide whether you "deserve" it or not. You can always choose to quit, but that is not the optimal choice. A recent case involved an employee who was excited to receive a promotion at work; however, he was later disappointed to find out that this promotion did not come with a pay raise. The story was posted on r/MaliciousCompliance, highlighting the frustrations many face in similar situations. The Reddit user was unhappy about not receiving a pay raise, so he decided to take action. Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and if you want to read screenshots of comments from the original post, all you have to do is scroll down a little further.

Here's the original Reddit post by Reddit user u/InterestedObserver20 on the r/MaliciousCompliance subReddit:

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More complex projects normally deserve a not-so-complex pay raise.

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He who seeks finds. A simple step like this can cause noticeable change.

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Companies usually forget about things like this.

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Here's how Reddit users reacted to u/InterestedObserver20's story:

Oopsies can happen every now and then.

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Someone has to do the leftover work, duh.

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Companies like this one always find a way to screw themselves over.

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The money the employee makes isn't all they cost.

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They could've given him a smaller raise and gotten away with it, but their malice led to this.

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Their initial excuse is nonsense because they could clearly afford it.

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You can never be the winner in a situation like this.

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Even a title change deserves a pay raise.

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They basically screwed themselves over by doing this.

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They would have eliminated the loophole if they were aware of it.

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They're essentially dishonest people who don't care much about their employees.

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Employee protection in the US? No way.

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The money is only for extremely important things, obviously.

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It's less drama anyway.

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They can't fire you if they have nothing on you.

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They just wait for the right moment to take action.

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Extra gas money for the win.

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This story shows that sometimes no one can really solve your problems except for yourself. All you have to do is find the right approach to the problem, and things will end up sorting themselves out.

It wouldn't work all the time, of course, but you should at least believe in yourself and try your hardest to do something about it. Props to OP for sharing their story; maybe this will inspire more people who are dealing with the same issue to dig into the rules and regulations in their contracts and try to get their well-deserved raise.