Employee demands more benefits after their promised pay increase in new contract turns into major pay cut: ‘I will move on if my demands aren't met’

How many times are we promised something at work only to never see it come to life?

Our workplaces love to promise us raises, promotions, benefits, and company trips, but to have them actually keep their word is a whole different challenge that many employees give up on at some point. There is only so much "maybe next quarter" one can accept before realizing it is simply never going to happen.

It is one thing not to get what you were promised, and a whole other thing to get the exact opposite. An employee can deal with the disappointment of not getting the raise they were asking for, but how are they expected to react when their promised pay raise turns into a pay cut? What are they supposed to do then?

That is the question the veterinarian in the story below is asking themselves at this moment. They have been working at this clinic for almost a decade, even though they work extra hard due to constant understaffing. Their benefits are not up to industry standards, they work weekends and barely get any vacation days during the year, but they like the job and the people, so the only thing that they ask for is a pay raise.

A few months ago, this vet's boss told them that they had made some changes to their contract, and promised those changes would lead to an actual pay raise. However, since then, the vet noticed that not only did their pay not increase, but it actually lowered by almost $500 each month. Betrayed, the vet confronted the boss and started demanding what they are long overdue for: more benefits, another week of vacation, and no more working on Saturdays. 

Was that the right call for this employee, or should they give up and look for a different job where they would be much more appreciated and compensated? Scroll down to read the rest of the story.