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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/icandodge on 2025-02-23 18:59:22+00:00.
I worked a managerial role at a tutoring center for just over 3 years. Ex-boss started me at 17 an hour (which is now under minimum wage where I live). I had to practically plead with him for a raise after 2ish years of working there, and that’s because I moved out of my parents house and I had rent to pay from that point onwards, so I needed a little more money. He raised it to a measly 18 an hour (this is not in USD).
It’s a long story that I won’t divulge, but I got that job at around 19 years old and this guy really took advantage of me for the 3 years I worked there. Undervalued me and underpaid me.
After I finally gave my notice back in December, I saw that he posted my job for 20-25 an hour. I was furious. Upon seeing that, I wish I never offered to come in and cover for him after I quit if he really needs someone to help him out. I offered to do so on a very occasional basis, just to be kind. But I regretted it instantly.
Lo and behold, he messaged me the other day asking if I could come in for a week next month to cover for an absence that he’ll have. I responded and respectfully told him that I am willing to do so but that I kindly ask that my rate be bumped to 20 an hour and if that would work for him.
He left me on read, lol.
I just can’t deal with the greed and selfishness of these people. He’d always complain about how the business isn’t making him any money and how he’s scraping by with it - meanwhile, he can afford 3+ vacations a year with his wife (who also owns a business in the same franchise), owns a sailboat that he races on every summer, and always humble bragged about having a pizza oven at his house. It’s comical.
Don’t run a small business if you aren’t willing to pay your employees properly, no matter the cost. Just don’t. I don’t really care if it’s not making you much money. That isn’t an excuse to take advantage of and underpay the people that are keeping your business on its feet. I am sick of greedy business owners thinking only of themselves and acting offended when someone dares to ask for better pay. During the course of my time working there, he outright complained about the cost of paying his employees multiple times. Very unprofessional.
It’s funny how he’d rather go through the trouble of finding another (worse) solution than me (given that I know the ins and outs of everything there) rather than just paying me an extra 60-80 bucks for the week. Greed knows no bounds, I guess