"It's not personal, just business." companies love to say when enacting or enforcing an unpopular policy with their workforce—but it's incredible how personal it can get as soon as you hand in your notice. It turns out that power and control are actually a big part of what these employers love about their relationship with you… and they don't relish being told to relinquish that power.
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Redditor u/kissmaryjane (OP) shared the saga that unfolded with their employer, culminating with their resignation and their boss telling them that they weren't going to pay them due to fabricated losses and damages that totaled more than the worker's owed pay.
The worker shared more context in a somewhat confusing follow-up post explaining the situation. They describe that they had recently been hired to the role a few weeks prior; after repetitive days of working between 12 and 15 hours for a flat rate of only $140, they decided it was time to call it quits. The "boss" then immediately began piling up with random charges of things to dock from the employee's pay, including charging them for a hand truck that was left with another worker and for damage that was caused by another driver crashing. These charges totaled more than the employee was owed for their "two weeks of hell."
The OP had originally posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit to share a screenshot of their bizarre employment agreement, which commenters agreed violated several laws and wouldn't hold any legal water. The screenshots of this agreement follow the update post and context posts below.
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For more workplace stories, check out this boss who refused to accept their worker's resignation.
via u/kissmaryjane
via u/kissmaryjane
via u/kissmaryjane
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