@anderseknert I don't know. 20k is more than an annual* salary in many places, and the guy is most probably very well paid to start with. Weird that he didn't say anything about a salary change based on the bump.

So from my point of view he's complaining about not getting a share of the profits of his work, for which I would say he probably joined the wrong type of institution.

As for the part about shenanigans happening at work, yes, that sucks. 'Welcome to the club'.