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Cafe supervisor quits during morning rush after boss tells them that anyone can do their job

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    Cafe supervisor discovers that his boss has put his job listing online, paying less money than he makes.
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    Here's the story, as a supervisor at a bustling cafe tells it

    I was the supervisor of a busy downtown café, pulling 60- hour weeks and keeping the place afloat. When my rent spiked, I finally asked for a raise. My boss didn't even
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    look up. He said, "You should be grateful for your paycheck. If you can't make it work, that's a personal failure. Anyone can do your job."
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    A week later, I was scrolling through a job board when I saw it: my own position. He had posted it that morning for $5,000 less than I was currently making. He wasn't just refusing a raise; he was actively scouting my "cheaper" replacement while I was still behind the counter.
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    I didn't confront him. I spent the next week quietly interviewing with our biggest competitor. I also stopped doing the "extra" things he never noticed-like the manual backup for the faulty inventory system and the tricky calibration for the espresso machines that only I knew how to fix.
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    On a Friday morning, right as the morning rush began, my boss walked in with a "candidate" to show them the ropes. He looked at me smugly, thinking he had the upper hand. I didn't wait for him to speak. I took off my apron, handed him my keys,
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    and said, "Since anyone can do my job, you can start today. I'm going to my new job where they actually pay a living wage." He panicked. He didn't know the passwords, the supplier contacts, or how to restart the POS system when it glitched ten minutes later.
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    The "candidate" walked out after seeing the chaos.
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    People urged this person to share red flags they saw -- perhaps a Google review is in order?

    Buddy @scdlcaramia You need to post red flags so ppl see those before accepting a job with a crappy boss. There are always red flags during the first 30days. I bet there are many during the interview too.
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    Not everyone can just up and leave a job, but if you can, more power to you

    Peter @Peternl52 I'm glad you had the skills and the fortitude to do this.
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    Divemedic @DMAreaOcho Everyone likes to imagine how irreplaceable they are. In reality, 2 weeks later, no one even remembers your name.
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    Busy cafe full of customers.

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