r/Prorevenge I Tricked My Scummy Boss into Paying Me $450/hour

[@gilded_lady]

Telling such an invaluable employee they're easily replaced is the fastest way to lose them. Good for OP in story 2 for proving old owner wrong in the grandest possible way.

[@MrMaradok]

Totally agree, and from what OP said, it sounded like he was already wearing about two or three extra hats, which makes the fact that HIS bonus was less than the others an even bigger insult in my opinion. You don’t have to have a business savvy spouse and those others he consulted to see the writing on the wall, the boss was clearly planning to replace OP in the near future.

[@HH-lo7jw]

Legit same thing happened to me, and as far as I know this person lost over half of their clients when I left. Their facebook business page has only 500 followers, with my own page I've almost tripled that in a little over 3 months. I've also been helping their competition do the same. :D

[@zerobolt9506]

I loved the part were their SO just said "No", for their evil plan 🤣

[@maeonmars9357]

Z

[@glennruscher4007]

@@zerobolt9506 First, refine the plan. Then, check with me again.

[@BeanManolo]

First story: that director tried to push OP down the bus, but OP simply stepped aside and let her throw herself under it. She tampered with company data, tried to blame someone else for her own stupid decisions, and ended up revealing a affair not only with someone who was married, being married herself, but another member of the company (that probably was against company's own policies, as if all her other acts weren't a fireable act enough); Third story: imagine thinking severance means your ex-worker still is obliged to work for you, then being forced to pay them extra money because the current one doing his job is a massive incompetent, and them badmouthing them to the client who only kept hiring your company's services because of them, and wanting a way out of your sucky service, just to have them hire your ex-worker directly and make you lose a profitable contract? OP's ex-boss was a idiot.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

First Story: I bet the IT guy could be criminally charged for what he did. And she could be charged with conspiracy in relation to it.

[@angusmacintyre2414]

At 1st, I was impressed by the director 's ability to erase all trace of the e-mails. Then the accomplice entered the picture and all made sense.

[@Lelldorin84]

I work at a hospital where an uneducated woman went from a front line position that required 6 months training and no higher education past high school to manager of an entire department. Turns out she was sleeping with her boss and got his job when he moved sideways. They continued their open affair until it was time for her to throw him under the bus and take his position. She was a terrible manager and spent all her time in her office taking online upgrading courses so she could become qualified for the job she was currently doing.

[@RisinTyson]

the moment them emails vanish i was like she's fucking the IT Admin

[@silverflight01]

Story 1: Wow, imagine trying to sweep your own terrible actions under the rug by deleting all evidence and then throwing the blame on someone else. The affair made the whole revenge even better.

[@sytherwusky]

Do you not realise that shredding evidence only makes you more suspicious

[@tkokesh]

I didn’t get the idea that she inadvertently made a terrible decision. I got the impression that she wanted OP gone for… reasons, and that deleting the emails was *always* part of the plan. It would certainly explain her rapid rise through the company previously.

[@akia1222]

Sounds like she should be a politician

[@drakesavory2019]

@@tkokesh So she *intentionally* had OP make it a mess? Clever.

[@RisinTyson]

@@akia1222 sound like the FBI needs to hire his friend

[@DarkEinherjar]

We all know the mantra: don't mess with the IT guy. Not even when you have an IT manager on your side. Also, if there's one thing you can do to scream "I'M GUILTY" to everyone, is to try and erase evidence. Can't the IT manager possibly face a lawsuit or even get jail time for tampering with company files?

[@Forest_Fifer]

Pretty sure his future inability to get any job in IT higher than sweeping the floor in a Dell warehouse is more damaging to him.

[@prantorchowdhury1842]

@@mrich1976 depends on company policy. If a company doesn't allow USB drive, then that company should be very strict about that "erase evidence" procedure

[@SampoPaalanen]

@@mrich1976 Honestly the flash drive could have been company assets, I used to work at job where I used a UBS flash drive regularly to transfer data between 2 unlinked computers (don't ask why they were unlinked something to do with the way their network was setup it was way above my pay grade to worry about that), so it could have been a flash drive he had handy for work rather then a personal drive and obviously you can plug drives given to you as part of your work to your work computers.

[@megatroll2590]

@@Forest_Fifer doubt they would even hire them for that.

[@Hybrid301]

So what the new Director needed was the “Complete Idiots Version” of the module. That sounds about right.

[@LSG_Squadron]

This is what the ad would look like

[@DarkEinherjar]

The truth, that the bosses in stories 2 and 3 found out the hard way, is that, in the end, THEY were the one who were replaceable, as most bosses are, usually way more than the employees themselves. Anyone can buy a business. Not everyone can actually make that business work.

[@silverflight01]

Story 2: One of the last things you would want to call a high-performance worker is "replaceable". It is literally one of the trashiest things to do at work.

[@marjoriejohnston4905]

It's also a sure fire way to either get yourself fired or send the company into the ground if you acted on it.

[@guitarbass22]

Even just by treating them as such makes them want to look elsewhere.

[@valenciageode25]

Seems that in general, if you tell someone they’re replaceable, they’ll test that theory.

[@thunderflare59]

"You're replaceable." Okay. I quit. "No! We need you!"

[@dracko158]

Boss: "You are easily replaced!" OP: **Uno Reverse Card**

[@maieen2665]

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure calling an employee replaceable is detrimental to workplace morale.

[@DarkEinherjar]

It's also dumb, because, as today's stories showed, so are the employers.

[@Tiewaz]

Honestly, every time I hear stories about really skilled employees being treated like crap by their bosses makes me believe that the bosses drink the kool-aid and believe that employees are simply replaceable cogs and either know absolutely nothing about the work (or amount of work) their employees do or they do but still refuse to admit anyone could be more valuable than them.

[@Teladian2]

Its why Business degrees ate ridiculous

[@ninomitchell2039]

I watch way too many of these videos. When the first op said about his friend in IT I knew it'd be fun. My dad and sister actually had something similar to the "you're replaceable" story happen to them, except it was on their softball team (my dad coached, sister played). Low and behold, the good players moved to my dad's team and the other team was reduced to just the "in better than you" people. The coach literally resorted to cheating when we were winning by 20+ to 5 (maybe 40+, it was a while ago but point being, they weren't even a threat that day).

[@plaidshirtanomaly]

A level headed partner and a vengeful motivated partner = best relationship

[@alexanderelderhorst2107]

I mean that first one isn't revenge, it's just exposure. She made a stupid decision and in japanese exploitative company fashion she tried to throw someone else under the bus with less power. She deserved everything that happened to her. Also they should make sure to double and triple thanks that IT guy for recovering those emails Also I love that idiots comment in the second story about him being replaceable, imagine being that stupid that you think your best employee, who is doing the job of 3 people PLUS HR and payroll, can be replaced easily. Man these stories today are a banger, absolute gems.

[@spiderymantis4226]

He was getting revenge for all the fallen souls that got yeeted under the bus

[@frickfrack7075]

Well if not got his quick wits and preparing for inevitable downfall, he took out his revenge. He could've sat there waiting to be fired, instead he took control. That's still revenge.

[@holyek7892]

The first story. I loved it. She sold her assets before and after the divorce.

[@silly_stars]

$450/hr at 1 hr per day is over $3k in gross income weekly. $12k/monthly thats INSANE

[@DarkEinherjar]

He got that AND swallowed the boss's business... beautiful.

[@crulius.pontanian]

If you are the only person available who knows how to solve a very expensive problem you will be amazed at how much you can charge to fix it.

[@guitarbass22]

Corporate pro revenge is sweet for sure…but I do hope that the OP in the last story created a consulting LLC business (or whatever he’d have to do) to be able to do the work. Even if you’re a 1-person business, you still should be set up as a business with the proper accounts, insurance, etc to cover your own butt, while also having an accountant on the payroll to help sort out the money. Lol. I know this all seems logical (at least it does to me), but you’d be amazed how many people just want to “wing it” and jump into an opportunity without any proper planning.

[@NoPersona]

Hello RSLASH, I hope everyone here is doing well, sit back relax grab some snacks and let's enjoy rslash!

[@funtime1778]

That’s Corykenshins thing lol 😑you a fan?

[@corpselisa9704]

u too my friend

[@janputz4157]

I really don't see what goes on in these bosses heads. I mean it's not rocket science to understand that people generally aren't too happy to keep working for you if you stiff their bonuses and tell them they are replacable. That in itself is toxic as hell but what do they expect? A sincere "thanks for the insight, boss"?

[@SubwaySweden]

I can explain why companies to this since I have been replaced by between 3 and 7 others every time I quit a job. The bosses think that employees are interchangeable, oh, he works with IT infrastructure... we get another one that works with IT infrastructure and everything will continue as before, not to mention that we don't have to pay the high wage this employee has accumulated throughout the years. It's like saying yeah, this person can speak.... so can this other guy that we have to pay 10% of the other guy.... how different can Spanish and Mandarin be? both are languages.

[@mtesar8379]

Nope I binge watch this type of stuff

[@darrenweber3308]

"couldn't find the on switch if you stapled her finger to it." My man, that's UP THERE! This is definitely tied for first place along with "couldn't lead water downhill"

[@10thletter40]

"if your entire business revolves around one person, why would you fire them" Veterans get paid more than newbies. They think "I can just get someone new to fill that position, save $30,000, and get a new vacay! I'm genius!" They believe a job that many people can fill means it is easy and someone is always available. You must value employees to succeed

[@tailsofchaos]

Only for them to spend even more cash of finding a replacement. If even that lol

[@akl2k7]

Yeah, they don't seem to realize that the reason veterans are so expensive is because they're just that good compared to newbies.

[@BobBlumenfeld]

Regarding rSlash's closing question: Sometimes management sees the employee's cost to the company while missing their worth. This is often because the employee does such a good job at whatever they do that management doesn't realize that it's not as easy as they make it look.

[@lynneconklin917]

They also get very childishly peeved (not quite the word I want, and jealous doesn’t quite say it either) when their company becomes just “the place XX works at””. Not the well known brand (?) they were hoping for. So the reasonable solution is to get rid of shining star employee and tank entire business. 🤭

[@tazhienunurbusinezz1703]

"Why would you fire that employee?" Two words: ego & incompetence

[@abigailphoenixthepaperaddi2501]

And, i think... a bit of fear. Hear me out... you have an employee who can step into EVERY SINGLE position at work, and excels at it. Even if Boss/Owner knows their position is safe, in their minds... there's always that 1 is a zillion chance (aka, next to impossible), and so... they start trying to figure out how to remove that threat. It may not even be a concious thing... all subconscious. Once the concious mind becomes aware that there's something bugging them about this stellar employee, it takes notice and tries to find a reason to get rid of them, to appease subconcious and get that nagging feeling to go away. Easiest way? Insult the employee while making work harder or unfair in some way, and try to get them (force them) to quit. Mind you, concious & subconcious could even war over what is actually desired as an outcome as well as the means to get there. In this case, when boss blew up after super-employee was on vacation... boss had had a dose of reality during that time, trying to manage without. Boss would NEVER admit they did super-employee a dirty with a smaller bonus & the insult, so they never intended to address what THEY did. They exlected super-employee to return and pick right up where they left off, and boss could continue their on-and-off power plays... but super-employee putting in their two weeks notice caused boss to see RED - this was against everything they finally realized was what the needed (and, in a way, wanted... because bet you, boss had to do everything super-employee normally does during that vacation!). So... boss lets anger direct the mouth, "YOU'RE FIRED!" Thus... sealing their own fate. Any boss/owner worth their salt and with even a shred of intelligence would look at a super-employee as their biggest ASSET. They'd take their suggestions to heart, and implement them. Instead, they forget that while yes, they can hire anyone (or several) for much cheaper... the new employee(s) don't have the knowledge, training, trust of customers, OR the LOYALTY that former super-employee had. It's better to give appropriate bonuses, pay increases, and respect to these super-employees and help KEEP them loyal to you, thus ensuring that your business continues to grow. But... I've yet to meet any boss that actually thinks further down the road than that quarter's profit margin.

[@xenialafleur]

Companies often fire the highest paid employees in order to save money. Especially when they think that they are replaceable. I had a coworker who was fired for just that reason. They rehired him 2 weeks later with a substantial raise.

[@SoManyRandomRamblings]

Yes...the old "I don't like how much I am having to pay them....now I am stuck paying them even more" move. Employers shoot themselves in the foot all the time. Lol

[@danielbrant6740]

That 1st story serves as proof that no matter how smart you think you are, there's *always* someone smarter. What made this woman think that mass-deleting emails wouldn't eventually get somebody's attention?

[@angusmacintyre2414]

The fact that she was sleeping with the person responsible for identifying such actions.

[@nialexan.3393]

What the heck? I feel so called out.🤣 Yes, Rslash I listen to you cause of your voice, but because I find it calming and nice. The good stories are just a bonus. Anyways, keep up the great work, we all love listening to you!

[@LucasDB]

No, you listen because it's a sexy and cool voice.

[@theavatarofinsanity]

For many videos I've repeatedly commented: "If your business is set up in such a way that one person is that integral to your success, then you better make sure to never, ever, EVER piss of that person." After hearing your thoughts regarding the last story I have such a big grinn on my face XD Keep up the good work!

[@MatsLindgrenMusic]

Gee whiz, maybe the boss in the second story should've packed his own lunches, stopped buying Starbucks and lived a little more within his means. Do bosses these days even HAVE bootstraps to pull themselves up by?

[@rimurutexts]

16:35 Because they don’t realize that one employee was so pivotal until the moment said employee is fired and all the extra little things that employee did are no longer getting done

[@colleencook382]

"Sexy, sultry voice....gd it Rslash, coffee hurts when expelled from the nose! 😆

[@Ivy-Tellers]

13:23 i imagined a Jojo sceane were this guy walks in and sees him and says "Nani!!??!" And he responds whith "yare yare dase"

[@estrellaescobar5723]

I can completly belive the first story because im in university and there's some teachers that think students are that stupid. I enter an "advanced" english program and, i kidd you not, the introduction was primary-level english 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@DarkEinherjar]

When it comes to universities, I can kind of understand why they do that. They start with basic stuff to make sure everyone is on a similar level. This is important because not everyone has the opportunity to study in a good school, so they might need that basic content to catch up with those who had.

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

@@DarkEinherjar Its still pointless though, because you're trying to get a degree, why waste one or two years of life on unrelated generic academia? I know the failure is on me, but I think part of what contributed to my failure to get through college was that it was nothing but dull generic academia that had no relation to me wanting to become a history teacher. Like, dude, stop putting me through slag and busywork, I'm here to become a teacher, a HISTORY teacher, not a science or english or math teacher! In fact, them giving me a math course is the nail in the coffin for me since math was always my worst subject and I just...blew it. So much for going to college for what I actually want -_-' Again, I blame myself since it was up to me to pass it, but goodness gracious...

[@estrellaescobar5723]

@@DarkEinherjar I understand that, and i appreciate the effort. My problem is that this program was cataloged as "advanced". Like a course you take in your last year of career. That means you have to spend 4-5 years studying before being able to get in. Maybe im being too harsh, but i was dissapointed that teachers think that students don't know how to use google translate.

[@TetraSky]

The story : I feel that. In automation, I'm expected to write a ton of comments on each and every single grafcet step/ladder or code line, because someone with no business to even be looking at this program is expected to be able to look at it and tell what they are about.

[@codyfakhoorian7631]

OP should've been the interviewer with that response, with a shit eating grin

[@vroom7704]

Boss: "You're replaceable." OP: **replaces entire company**

[@toonaishere]

16:37 "I know the real reason why you watch my videos, its because you can't get enough of my sexy soldiery(?) voice" Nope its because you do the best karen and chad impressions

[@BobBlumenfeld]

Regarding the first story, I suspect OP's IT guy dug out the backup archives which are probably offline and unreachable even by compliance deletes. Backups are intended to survive total database or mass-storage destruction. They may even not be in the same location as the database.

[@Googledybunkers]

That info module mishap was such a stupid thing...managers make mistakes 'occasionally' and make a bad call. I don't understand how they can't just say..."yep I made a bad call....do yoy have the last one you sent me?" ( garunteed with that much work op definitely had a copy) the worst thing is they wasted a couple of weeks on a bad call and they fix it and move on. I doubt anyone would have gotten penalized too severely for it. And she'd still have a job and probably her marriage

[@EdgyShooter]

With that first story, I'm wondering if the intention was to take credit for the module or if that's how she was promoted, by sabotaging people around her, deliberately making projects bad and then deleting the evidence that it was her

[@SesshouFan22]

I'd say the woman in the first story, that's how she always came out cleaner than every one else. She always used a specific phrase in any emails that had stuff that might backfire on her, or maybe every project she used a new phrase, and got her IT manager side piece to erase them before the project was finally due so that she was the only one who had any evidence of anything.

[@13BGunBunny]

Through many years of meticulous research and several phases of testing on humans (when possible), I have come to the conclusion that the only possible cure for the mental disease of _stupid_ is to bitchslap the offender repeatedly, vigorously and with enthusiasm. NOTE: To achieve optimum results when bitchslapping the offender, one must make sure that each bitchslap is sufficiently hard enough to spin the offender's head around 360°. DISCLAIMER: It may not actually work but it would be fun to try. 🤣🤣

[@Zeekfox]

I love when the censorship goes seemingly random. We get "a**" censored as butt but another four letter word gets neither blurred nor bleeped out earlier in the same story. :p

[@FoundaPeanut]

The first story is a very common story in the world of video game development, Ever wonder why that $70 game that you just got needs 4 to 5 more months of online patches before it’s an actual playable game? This story is why.

[@LilChuunosuke]

They NEVER learn! Ever! I used to work for a family business as a kid, so even despite my ADHD & actively learning healthier work habits, I'm a reliable employee who often takes on duties outside what's expected of me to fill my spare time caused by excelling at my job. Employers ALWAYS pretend I'm replacable. The last time I was called replacable from a job, I quit. And they lost a TON of their regulars. They legitimately had customers who only came to see me despite being complete strangers to me. Not to mention, at this job, one of the things I did with my spare time was *CLEAN AND ORGANIZE THE STORE.* Every time I go in there to say hello to my old coworkers, the place is disgusting! Upper management has even messaged me months after I left to offer me a promotion to the store manager when I'd previously been ignored for the position as an assistant. I left them on read. I'd rather make less money than work for that shithole again.

[@brWHYce]

16:36 I was in a car trip with a friend and we had your storyies playing on the speakers. I paused it to admire your voice and then i hit play and we laughed our asses off

[@CrazyMeansCreative]

For the second story I feel that OP would have not been able to open a similar business after her termination if it was specified in her contract. It’s quite common to see that for a lot of company

[@SoManyRandomRamblings]

True, most have it written in the initial hiring paperwork

[@stefantsarev4442]

Story 1: When OP described her incompetence, I was like, "the only way for her to get to that position MUST involve sleeping with someone". It pisses me off, because stories like this (which I have witnessed personally) make people think that most women get to a position of power only via the advisors B and J Bosscock. Too bad for those women who actually work hard to go up the ladder. Kudos.

[@HH-lo7jw]

Nope kind of hate how expensive Raycons are and wish I could afford them. I'm here for the reddit stories so I can listen to them while I work on my pages and books :D

[@KumiChan2004]

I left me last job in October last year. I was basically a stocker in a warehouse. I've heard stories about how the place has had a lot of problems with getting their trucks out in time now and other things because the inventory was off pretty badly. And stuff wasn't been done as well as when I was there. I would basically stock for the week rather than from day to day. While keeping things neat and organized.

[@Tauchi00]

Now that was a very good script for an advert. Cool Video, loved it.

[@AceOmegaMc]

And here I am, listening to rSlah with my raycon while working. Not need to for the ad. You already sold me in 😂

[@DerbOnYoutube]

16:40 that's precisely it

[@MsBELLE7]

To answer that last question about why bosses fire the key part to their company? It's because they don't know, simple as. The boss/owner is so in their own bubble that they can't see reality.

[@mr.scarlo2234]

I hope that everyone is having a good Wednesday!

[@corrupt1user]

The ONLY time someone should be told they are replaceable is during the internship, with the clear message that they are there to learn enough useful skills that they WON'T be replaceable.

[@aidenlaton1750]

everyone is talking about the stories but i find it funny that rSlash said "shit hit the fan" but not only censored *a$$* and replaced it with butt. what a guy

[@markthesarcasticlawstudent]

'couldn't find the on switch if you stapled her finger to it'......I am stealing that one!!!! :-D

[@yes-cp4tb]

I wanted to say this, since it's something I've realized lately. Anytime I have a problem that I'm worried about it, I start imagining writing it in a reddit post and when I'm thinking of what to say, it sounds like rslash is just narrating my problem back to me. No idea when I started doing this but thanks rslash for the advice lol.

[@hilaryhongkong]

Companies fire their most valuable employees because the boss is out of touch

[@JediLadyMisty]

Or stupid, as they’re firing those that have been there the longest and are being paid more because they have experience. My Dad’s place of employment made that mistake before to save money and lost money because they kept a lot of inexperienced workers and had to rehire workers they let go or shuffle more experienced workers around; workers like my Dad who has a lot of experience there and doing different things. The company that made those stupid mistakes have since sold my Dad’s place of employment and the new owners are a lot smarter than the old ones.

[@budzilla89]

For the last story the reason they end up firing the most important employee is because they don't know what there employees actually do 🤣

[@SentaiYamaneko]

The moment that Associate Director got the attention of the IT friend, I knew this was gonna be good!

[@tsoul1333]

12:15 Yikes! Me: Laughing my ass off thinking this gonna be good.

[@constantvitriol7426]

Me 2 lmao

[@joeschmo622]

Lesson to be learned: *ALWAYS* treat critical emails like evidence in a court case. BCC them to your personal email, save copies (eg, the .msg files) to a flash drive, and *print them* and save the printouts. Do all 3 to avoid accusations of "fabrication".

[@nobodyofconsequence6522]

"So don't you wanna listen to me on great earbuds" Raycons? Great earbuds? Buddy, you have no idea what you're competing with

[@jessiealexander3515]

As Rslash says, don’t mess with the IT guy. It’s a much better idea to mess AROUND with the IT guy.

[@TetraSky]

Imagine being told you're more replaceable than others... Yeah I'd quit and let that job burn for a while after leaving.

[@warriorsorb1111]

Better tip for Story 2: don't EVER tell an employee that they're replaceable

[@annbrantley5027]

To all employers and bosses reading this you NEVER treat your "golden goose" employees like or replace them with a "dimwit duck"

[@TheMajorLeagueGinger]

Gasp, RSlash said a naughty word without censorship!

[@ShikiSenriismine]

At the end there 😂 {Not word for word} rSlash: I know the real reason you watch rSlash isn't for the reddit stories Me: yes it is; I'm too lazy to read them rSlash: It's because of you can't get enough of my voice Me: well that's just a bonus lol

[@sharoneniye2550]

I have a similar story to the one where OP was definitely not replaceable. I was in a band a while ago and basically the members of the band had issues with management so we tried to address it with the owner. He responded by telling us we had no right to "call the boss for a meeting" and ignored every complaint we had. When I protested, he proceeded to tell me that i was replaceable and he can fire me on a whim if he feels like it. With all the work I put in in this band, plus my talent. Me...replaceable. I was so hurt by those words, I decided he was going to regret saying that trash to me. So the very next day when we were supposed to perform, I intentionally showed up 30 minutes after I was supposed to already be singing and THEN told him I was quitting the band. He spent more than an hour begging me to reconsider cause I was the only singer available for the night. Basically almost 2 hours into a gig and the so called band wasn't doing anything. I still walked away. He tried to hire new singers and the other band members would tell me how horrible they were and how he would fire them days later cause no one was cutting it. He eventually swallowed his pride and asked me to come back to the band. Turns out I wasn't replaceable after all.

[@ret3556]

i aways laugh when companies on rSlash say they don't need you and you can be replaced then when you leave they are all wait we need you

[@novabrilliant4510]

Good morning Rslash! A great way to start the day is coffee and some prorevenge! Thanks.

[@SamuelDelosSantos]

Great stories like always but my stupid brain is still stuck on "what happened to the word *day* st the end of the video?!" Lol

[@akia1222]

Story one: sounds like boss that got herself fired would make the perfect politician… was it Nancy Pelosi?

[@ramadaxl]

Similar thing happened to me ( a long time ago now ). I was managing a photolab, a new company came in and almost immediately made one of the the 2 guys on the counter redundant. It's important to note that the retail side of things and the lab side of things were TOTALLY separate. I was hired to manage the photolab...NOTHING ELSE. Then they made MY assistant redundant. Long story short they then made ME redundant. Expecting the last guy do do it all. Six weeks later while at home I get a call from the 'last guy'...so the convo goes pretty much like this. ( phone rings, I pick it up ) . 'Hello'? LG ( last guy ) : 'Hi OP...how's things'? ME: 'Oh not so bad....how's you and how's the lab doing'? LG: 'What lab'? Me: 'Ummm...THE lab'. LG: 'I'll say it again...WHAT lab'? ME : It's CLOSED'?! LG: 'You could say that...the entire shop ( pharmacy ) is closed'. Two things to know...when I took over the lab it was bringing in 'maybe' 10 - 12% of the total takings...when I left it was bring in over 85% of the takings. And two...the customer base I had was fantastic...and included a large number of Professional photographer who used our services...not only for their work...but for their own personal stuff as well. And...since they no longer had anyone who do do the work...they voted with their feet ( along with most of the other customers) and went elsewhere. Ooooops !

[@rixtunz3625]

Why do bosses fire their best employee? The employee is too good and do great jobs effortlessly and the boss thinks that it is their product/management is the reason and not the employee's skills.

[@ginalouise1985]

I’m actually listening to this on my Raycon earbuds. Worth every penny!

[@theatheistpaladin]

This video is a great example of why companies now require non-compete clauses that last for years.

[@shannonw4577]

First story is borderline inadvertent nuclear revenge :D lots of folks lives ruined in a matter of days/weeks

[@Antartica1342]

R/: You just wanna listen to my self voice Me: DANG IT I'VE BEEN CAUGHT

[@bentoudal]

Last story - "Our company is currently facing hard times, therefore we're sorry to inform you that we have to lay you off to lower staff costs" - Manager, to the best employee they have. Managers really lay off their best employee to save money, how do people become managers with THAT kind of logic.

[@SeaskiCyclone]

Heyyyyy thanks for making this for me to listen to during the drive!👌

[@TheWholetaco]

All I can think of is “BAG ALERT MAJOR BAG ALERT” with the thumbnail 😂

[@KouenTenshi]

I rather liked the idea of calling in the old boss for an interview to ask them how replaceable you are now. Pity the spouse is so tame.

[@frickfrack7075]

Are they really replaceable? At what cost? Replacing someone isn't as easy as it sounds. Usually, people that are "replaceable" are underpaid, and as such, no one else is gonna want their job. So the company either has to retrain someone to replace them, and waste time and money, or they end up hiring several people to do the job of one. I'm convinced that corporate big wigs have zero common sense. My favorite saying from my gpaw, "common sense ain't so common" lmao

[@MrDeanmfitz]

I wish he told what the previous bosses' reactions were when they saw who they were interviewing with

[@uthmanbaksh3530]

your voice makes RHESE Redditt stories even better! Re: I'm not replaceable your company is I believe OP played a reverse UNO card? It wasn't me that was replaceable but your whole damn company!

[@ferzinhaN]

I have learned a lot about human nature from this channel.

[@starquaked]

Why do ppl have to give 2 weeks notice don’t they have the right to just not work if they don’t want to? Every time I’ve quit I just told them bye lol

[@Picksflower]

R/slash that's very easy to answer they think that they can pay somebody else less so they're going to get rid of the employee that knows how to do everything and still think everything's going to work fine but cheaper!

[@ausrac905]

ITS BEEN 60 SECONDS GUYS CHILL

[@MitchBurns]

Yeah, asking to take over the interview at your spouse’s company is unprofessional. However, asking your spouse to put a picture of the two of you together in the room when your former boss is interviewed might be possible.

[@kyuven]

Here's a counter/addendum to rSlash's last comment: If you're entire business centers around one employee's performance, why promote him to a position where he can't perform that duty? Seriously it boggles my mind why people are willing to treat their valuable employees like shit AND take their competent employees out of the jobs they're good at AND refuse to pay said positions more for valuable work. If the entire company lives and breathes by one agent's work, then that agent should earn as much as the CEO for doing that job.

[@bestlaptop_psn]

Damn that spouse isn't nice. Absolutely no reason to say no.

[@baldrian22]

if she dident go out of her way to remove all evidence and try to pin it all on op she probably kept her job but would have someone supervising her desision for some time atleast. but with how things was done? not a chance.

[@andrewlanglois6362]

Can't be thrown under the bus, is 1 of 3 people on this reddit that reported Karen and Mr. Affair. Indirect COUP D' ETAT!!!