"What Is Your 'I Don't Get Paid Enough For This' Moment?" 30 People Reply

"I was at work and my phone fell off the desk resulting in its death. So long partner. It was a tense day and I was mentally and physically exhausted then I asked myself, 'Am I getting paid enough for this' which I posted on Reddit," Indian_boy786, the original poster, told Bored Panda.

"I have been around Reddit for a few years now and I have received my fair share of upvotes and awards but this post blew up. It was on Reddit's popular page for 3 days and became one of the most interacted posts on r/AskReddit. The people interacting on the post helped me a lot going through that month. There were so many people which I could relate to on a cosmic level. I felt happy as to where I am currently because people out there are struggling more than me and working harder than me each day. It actually changed my perspective towards so many things and I am thankful for it," the redditor shared just how much the thread impacted them.

Indian_boy786 revealed to us that they work in sales, so they get their fair share of rude and sweet customers alike. One time, a customer who was both rude and violent, however, made them lose their patience. As it turns out, the customer was complaining to Indian_boy786 even though they got the wrong company and this had nothing to do with them. So the redditor eventually got their revenge by sending him on to a completely different city and the wrong address, wasting their time.

As for dealing with rude managers, Indian_boy786 believes that they "are being paid for the work you do. So work for yourself and never correct a rude manager. Look for a better job and after you leave, write a letter to the boss about the manager and tell your coworkers to do the same. Managers don't get their job at any company after they are kicked from one." In other words, the redditor suggests gritting your teeth, nodding politely, and ruining your manager's career once you decide to switch jobs. Revenge, however, is a dish best served cold and isn't for everyone; it's the last resort.

According to Indian_boy786, your experience is what really sells and that's your main ticket to finding a better job if you feel like you're trapped at your current company. "The work does not get easier over time, you just find easy ways to do it. If you are not getting paid enough, I would recommend you to get a degree if you don't have any. And if you do, just keep looking for another job."

The redditor suggested covering your bases and not quitting your old job even if you've already found a new one; at least at the very start. "You should not leave your current job when you get into a new job. I would say take a week's leave from the current job to see if you like the new job or not. If you do like it then there's no reason to go back and if you don't you were never out of options."

The author of the thread on r/AskReddit believes that "revenge is the purest of emotions" because it "drives people to better themselves in so many ways." They believe that you can learn a lot of useful things not just from good people but from bad individuals as well. Everyone's an example if you have the patience to see this. "Good people will teach you what to do and bad ones will let you know what not to do."

They continued: "If you're getting asked to do things you don't wanna, the manager/boss is very rude to you, and you are not bettering yourself in any way through your work, then consider yourself lucky that you are brought up well and you are not a jerk like them. Look for opportunities and believe in karma. You do your part of good deeds and the course of nature will find it's way to the well-deserving. Your end goal is to be remembered as a great person. Nobody remembers jerks."

If by any chance you’re one of those rare people who haven’t ever been in a situation like this, we have to ask: what’s that like? Are you a unicorn? How do you feel living in a better parallel universe than the rest of us?

Unfortunately, plenty of us have reached our breaking points at least once in our lifetimes. There comes a moment when what you’re asked to do is so outrageous, so inhumane, so degrading that you realize the doubloons you take home with every paycheck really aren’t worth it. They’ll have to pay you in solid gold bars to make you deal with that stuff!

Most of these stories deal with one of two problems: either horrible customers who really have to learn not to be rude or incompetent managers who really need a lesson or two in Manners and Leadership Theory 101.

If you end up having to deal with rudeness from your boss, there are a few things that you can do. You first have to consider the circumstances surrounding your manager’s outburst. They might be under a lot of pressure and their rudeness toward you might be an involuntary reaction forced out by stress rather than any actual ill will aimed at you. See if things are better when the circumstances have changed: there might not be any need for further drama.

Because your manager is, well, your manager, there’s always a certain amount of fear that you might slip up while speaking to them. Nobody wants to lose their job over an argument; on the flip side, you also can’t avoid important issues just because you’re afraid that someone might get offended and fire you.

That’s why you always have to be very polite, humble, yet firm when speaking to your manager. You have to strike a balance between being direct enough so that the problem (e.g. rudeness, excessive demands, changes in workload) is addressed while also being diplomatic enough so that you don’t trigger their defense mechanism. Few people are willing to change at the best of times; even fewer will if they feel personally attacked.