'If you pay peanuts you get monkeys': Boss gives employee salary 'adjustment' down to minimum wage, is surprised when they immediately quit

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Salary "adjustment" brought me down to minimum wage-gave my notice, and now my boss is surprised

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That's what happened in this story where a worker was humiliated by a salary adjustment. Instead of doing the right thing and valuing their loyal employee, this employer made the grave error of trying to get away with cutting corners on personnel. Read on for the story to see what happened.
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