The Economic Times

Employee resigns and calls small salary raise an insult: Boss learns a lesson after his exit leaves a massive hole in company

A managers Reddit post about losing a top engineer over a small salary hike has gone viral, highlighting workplace pay concerns. The employee quit after receiving a 1.5% raise, calling it insulting, and soon secured a job with a much higher offer. The manager later admitted that a slightly better increment could have retained him, adding that the exit left a significant gap in the team.