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By fmyjob - 02/11/2009 09:03 - United States

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

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By ADD - 11/02/2009 14:59 - Bulgaria

Today, I asked my boss for a raise. He responded with, "Who the hell are you?" FML

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By corey - 28/02/2012 03:41 - United States

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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You deserved it 2 335

Healthy work environment

By Skylalala - 14/06/2022 18:00

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

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You deserved it 140

By AverageDeskJoe - 03/05/2016 20:43 - United States - Baton Rouge

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

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You deserved it 1 215

Know your place

By Anonymous - 06/12/2014 18:23 - United States

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

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You deserved it 9 051

Promotion, huh?

By megs - 10/12/2016 12:49

Today, I was promoted. After going to school for 10 months to get certified for the new position, training extensively, and taking on a ton more responsibility, I was hoping for a decent raise. How much do my bosses think all of that time and effort is worth? One dollar more per hour than I made before. FML

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You deserved it 1 134

By Janitor - 08/03/2012 01:08 - United States

Today, I asked my boss for a raise. He gave me a cupcake. FML

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You deserved it 3 886

If only it was a leap year

By Nathaniel Bastien - 06/02/2021 23:01 - Canada

Today, I inquired about getting a raise from a company that I've been with for 5 years. My manager said I'll get one starting February 29th. FML

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You deserved it 75

By fuckmyplums - 07/02/2014 23:47 - Austria - Grossarl

Today, I worked up the nerve to ask my boss for a raise. Today is also the day I found out my boss has a shitlist of employees he wants to fire, and that I'm now on it. FML

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Wage slave

By Anonymous - 18/07/2023 10:02 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, I talked to my boss about my pay decrease since switching job locations, and how I feel I should be getting a bit more. Her response? “Absolutely not.” FML

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You deserved it 115

SaintJimmy 0

Monday 2 November 2009 16:07

So, do you work in a reality parallel to ours or is your boss a couple apples short of a fruit cake?

Ipreferbroccoli 0

Monday 2 November 2009 16:22

Wtf? In the real world, it would be inappropriate to secretly drug your boss, dress him in a banana costume and shove a pole up his ass, saying "Hello Mr. Bananaman on a steek!", but this isn't the real world. Wild you go.

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cthulhu1138 1

Monday 2 November 2009 17:33

At least he didn't go for the lame "We're in a recession" excuse.

perdix 29

Monday 2 November 2009 17:34

Don't ask for a raise verbally. Write a letter to your boss and your boss's boss, if that makes sense. My wife has been underpaid for years and when she asked for raises verbally, her boss would say yes but nothing ever happened. I finally sat down and wrote a letter for her which she delivered to her boss and her boss's boss. The next day she got a big raise and everything else we requested. You can PM me if you want to know about the structure of this magical letter. I'm a dick most of the time, but I can be helpful occasionally.

realsiq 0

Monday 2 November 2009 18:04

haha the ultimate boss answer.

Brave_Sir_Robin 4

Monday 2 November 2009 18:15

Deny your raise! (Like a Boss!) Bomb the Russians! (Like a Boss!) S**t on Deborah's Desk! (Like a Boss!)

Zebane 2

Tuesday 16 November 2010 12:46

umm.

dixiefoxx 22

Tuesday 16 April 2013 17:27

53, I assume you've never heard of Lonely Island?

WorkThatButt 2

Monday 2 November 2009 18:28

Here's the solution baby. Get a gun, shoot your boss, problem solved.

jonny2x4 0

Monday 2 November 2009 19:01

You don't have to like it, but he was giving a totally honest answer. My job is like that. The rules that apply in the real world do not apply around here. Everything is ass-backwards. In many jobs, it's like being in Bizarro World.

ffmylife 0

Monday 2 November 2009 19:06

WTF? think your boss's brain went off to somewhere just beyond crazy...

Mzzangel 0

Monday 2 November 2009 19:23

I'd have quit saying that I was going to go out into the real world and find a job. what an ass your boss was. sorry for ya Hun

XaosZaleski 0

Monday 2 November 2009 20:01

I've been working minium wage for 2 years at the place I'm at, and no one in the company is getting a raise. These kinds of FMLs make me want to strangle someone. Be happy that you've had a solid job for that long.