My boss called us a "family" during the meeting, then denied my $1.50 raise request.

I am so sick of this corporate gaslighting.

Today we had one of those all-hands meetings where our CEO spent like 20 mins talking about how we're a "family" and how our "shared sacrifice" is what keeps the company afloat. He literally looked like he was gonna cry talking about our "culture of togetherness."

Then, an hour later, I had my annual review. I've exceeded every single KPI for the last year, havent taken a single sick day, and I'm currently doing the workload of two people since my teammate quit in Jan and they never replaced them.

I asked for a measly $1.50/hour cost-of-living adjustment. Just to keep up with rent, honestly.

The response? "It’s just not in the budget right now, but we really value your dedication."

Lol. Its funny how the "family" vibe disappears the second money starts flowing toward thethe workers. Im not a family member, I'm just a line item on a spreadsheet theyre trying to keep as low as possible.

Updating my resume tonight. I guess I’m "divorcing" this family. Good luck finding someone else to do two jobs for the price of one.