Picture this: you’re slogging through your workday, fueled by nothing but coffee and the sheer will to make it to the weekend, when suddenly, an email from the people in HR pops up in your inbox. It’s like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day, a beacon of hope amidst the sea of spreadsheets. The subject line? “Congratulations on Your Raise!” You can almost hear the choir of angels singing as you open it, already mentally spending that sweet, sweet extra cash on everything from bills to that fancy espresso machine you’ve been eyeing.
But further down that same letter, you see your “increased” salary and … it’s the same amount. Wait, what? That’s right, folks. In this riveting saga of expectation vs. reality, we dive into the story of a worker who got a hearty pat on the back from HR, only to find their wallet feeling just as light as before. For this worker, the only thing more unpredictable than the breakroom coffee machine is the HR department’s definition of a “raise.”
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