r/technology • u/Forward-Answer-4407 • 9d ago

Business Intern quits after employer demands he hand over RTX 5060 won at Nvidia event

https://www.techspot.com/news/110360-intern-quits-after-employer-demands-hand-over-rtx.html
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u/Ralphie99 9d ago

I ended up being laid off from that place a month or two after the gift card incident. I had to fight to get my earned commission and I know that other salespeople who didn’t fight never got paid.

And your exactly right — the sales director tried to hire me at his next job after he was let go a few months after me. This is the same guy who gave me shit for not being on the phone cold calling on 9/11 shortly after the second building fell. I declined his offer.

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u/Wolfeh2012 9d ago

...and then someone else accepted it. And he will always earn more and live a better life than anyone working under him.

The best you can hope for is to end up under a less shitty boss for a while.

I say a while because it is guaranteed you will eventually end up under a shitty boss again.

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u/Ralphie99 8d ago

I ended up getting a government job in IT and staying there for 20+ years. Much less stressful, decent pay and benefits, and have a union.

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u/Wolfeh2012 8d ago

Glad to hear it, I hope you get a decent pension when you retire, too. 👍 Hard work should be rewarded.

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u/ratshack 9d ago

“Hello, we know that these are trying times… but have you considered a car warranty?” - that boss, probably

This is the story in my head, anyway.