Working relationships are built on trust… and contractual agreements. The contract tends to have a more tangible effect on ensuring that both parties hold up the ends of the deal, but still, there are employers that see fit to flout the written terms of these agreements.
That's what this electrical apprentice faced when their boss saw fit to deny them their guaranteed annual increase in pay, citing performance issues and issues in the business as the cause. The thing is: the raise wasn't supposed to be tied to any performance review at all.
This led to the point where the boss dropped the classic line: "If you don't like it, you can always quit." So the apprentice did, right there and then, even going as far as to call another electrical shop on the conference room phone to secure another place of employment before walking out the door.
Keep reading for this delightful tale of workplace malicious compliance. For more, check out this worker who took their nosy coworker's parking spot after the coworker complained about them arriving to work late.
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