...was because of a huge pay cut? I quit my job after they told me that they had given me a pay cut. When i heard what the pay cut was i told them that i cannot support myself if they give me this huge pay cut. I'm in my third year of college and i have to pay for everything except for school which parents are paying for. But is it appropriate to tell a future boss that the reason you left your old job was because of a huge pay cut?