Lying About Raise

I hope he gets a better job!

Yes, in the state of TX a verbal agreement is a contract BUT you have to have witnesses and if there's no proof that the judge may not side with the plantiff. He'd probably say "Why did you stay there 6 months?"

My brother in law worked for Walmart for years and had a lot of similar problems to that. He kept telling them he was leaving and then they'd offer an incentive to stay (which he never got.) Then one day he came to work and he wasn't on the schedule. He asked why and they said "Well, you keep saying you are leaving so we replaced you."

S.

I formerly worked as a recruiter for a staffing agency. I can tell you that when your present employer gives you a counter-offer to what a prospective employer is offering, one of two things will happen.... 1) They will never actually follow through with the counter offer, which in your husband's case is the raise they promised... or 2) They make an offer in a panic ONLY to keep the present employee there until they can find another replacement who will be more loyal.

In the future, when you are READY to leave a company, LEAVE IT. Never, under any circumstances, accept a counter-offer. I know that hindsight is 20/20. Tell your husband to leave ASAP - make contact with the company that offered him the new position and see if they have any other opportunities. NO MATTER WHAT HE CHOOSES, he should never tell any prospective employer about what happened with his current company. He needs to act like everything is ROSES. :-) GOOD LUCK!

Hi T., Oh my gosh that exact same thing happened to my husband. Maybe he could call the place that offered him the job and see if the offer is still available. My husband stayed at the first place and after 2 years of them promising him a raise he finally got it. Good Luck!!!

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Unfortunately if you have nothing in writing its here say...He should have gotten it in writing and if they didnt follow through he would have been able to sue. He cant do anything off a verbal.

I'd have him get his resume out there and start looking for another job. It's obvious he's working for a dishonest and unprofessional company, who apparently had no intention of giving him the raise in the first place. If he was worth more money to the company who recently offered him a job, then he'll be worth that much money or even more somewhere else. What would happen if your husband got into an accident and had to take time off from work, or any other unfortunate scenarios that might occur? If this company treated him this way on a pay raise, there's no telling how he would be treated in some other situation where he would need support from his company. Good luck, and tell your husband he's worth more than they obviously realize.

T....WHAT THEY DID WAS WRONG FOR SURE BUT ALL YOU CAN DO ALONG WITH YOUR HUSBAND IS MAKE A CHOICE TO FORGIVE (FOR YOUR SAKE NOT THIERS) AND DECIDE EITHER TO LEAVE OR TO STAY ...THAT IS ALL THAT IS IN YOUR CONTROL...YOU CAN ONLY CONTROL WHAT YOU DO....IT IS SAD THAT PEOPLE DO THINGS LIKE THAT...SOUNDS LIKE YOUR HUSBAND WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT LOSS TO THEM AND THEY FEARED LOOSING HIM...THE FACT THAT HE LIKES HIS WORK THERE CAN BE AS MUCH OF A PLUS AS THE EXTRA DOLLARS...PRAY ABT WHAT TO DO....LET GOD TAKE CARE OF THE REST...GOD BLESS....T. s.

Even though it was only a verbal agreement, he can still try to do something about it and not just accept what they have done to him. What they have done is totally wrong, and they know it. Maybe he can go back to the place where he was offered the position and get something in writing stating what he told them about why he was not accepting the positiion. That will help because it is coming from and unbiased source.

im sorry to say he should have gotton a written agreement its his word agaist thiers that they promised him that raise ,R.

Hi T.,
Unfortunately there is nothing he can do on a verbal, they wanted to keep him so they answered quick, they strung him along till the other company had to fill the position and strung your husband along till they knew there is no threat anymore the other job offer is probally gone by now. It sounds like his current job is probally to hostile to stay at now, I'd quit asking for the raise and start looking but not tell a soul at his current position, and get out of that dis honest company, sounds like they are on shallow ground. The sun want shine on a company that is shady.

Wow... talk about the same boat. I was in your husbands place a few months ago. Now I am a SAHM... Guess how that ended. Luckly hubby makes enough money I can stay home because that can really eat at you. I think its time for your hubby to get his resume in order. Time to go hunting. Good luck!!

Sorry that happened to your husband. It may be time to find a new job. A little tip for ya...I see someone responded to you about contacting them...Christina. Sorry to say, don't waste your time. She is with Texas Headhunters. She also sent me a message a while back...I e-mailed her and called her...neddless to say, she never got back to me. I called Texas Headhunters directly, and they said she works from home and does not take on many cases. They assigned me to someone that NEVER called me back. I called 2x a week until I gave up!
Best of luck to you!!!!

If you are in the State of Texas, a verbal agreement is the same as a written agreement or contract. They did not uphold their end of the bargain. Technically, he could sue. I would go with the new job opportunity as well. Show them that they are not the only employers around.

Good Luck!!!!!

Of course this is only my opinion, but I would say the current employer pulled one on your husband. They made him a promise (so he wouldn't quit), strung him along for six months (without the raise), and then told him they couldn't give him the raise...PLEASE! Do you smell coffee? I smell strong coffee.

If you all needed that raise and aren't getting it, I would look elsewhere. If the money is not important, then stay, as long as there is no awkwardness between your husband and employer. But don't expect everything to be rosey. (I would high-tail-it out of there).

At this point, your husband has given them a SIX MONTH notice, so I say you are free to quit anytime (I would). Companies have to do what they have to do to keep the business going without the extra expense (keeping employees who will work for nothing). Hubby has been patient long enough.