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I joined a company right before the pandemic really kicked off. I was given an offer letter for an introductory salary that would lead into my full time salary after a 3 to 6 month build out process. I was to design, build and launch an entire new division of their business all by myself. I was satisfied with the 50% initial salary to get started but thought it was a bit of a red flag that he wouldn't put the promised salary in writing, only verbal agreements and handshakes. The six-month build out period went really well, I was exceeding production quotas by 20%. The conversation about my pay increase was always inconvenient and the time passed, 6 months turned into 9 months, then 12 months, then 18 months. When I realized I was just being used and I was never going to get the salary I put in my notice to resign. My boss at the time flipped out and said how disappointed he was in me for not being a team player and sticking with the company. When I explained to him that he promised me a salary that he was never willing to pay me he started going into all these excuses about making sacrifices and being a team player. He related my livable wage to him getting a newer model year car to the one he already owns. Jokes on me, he did zero work and now the division that I launched makes $300k a month.