'Save a penny, lose a couple grand': Boss docks worker's pay because of dirty floors, worker walks out leaving store unattended on the busiest day of the year:

Working for a terrible boss—well, it really "sucks"… especially when they think they can dock your pay because of their own faulty vacuum. Dealing with authority figures as a teen is tough; on the one hand, they often regard you as being far more immature, dumber, and irresponsible than you actually are, and adults tend to forget how claustrophobic that constant correction and lack of agency can feel. On the other hand, there are times when that authority figure definitely had a point, and it won't be until 10 or 15 years later that you begin to realize and acknowledge that. Still, at a certain point, if the person with direct authority over you is treating you with constant mistrust and acting like you're irresponsible (even when you're not,) you might as well just act irresponsibly… 

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  • This young worker showed his micromanaging boss just how "irresponsible" he was after his boss blamed him for a faulty vacuum and left him to run the shop alone on the busiest day of the year. These were the final straw(s) for a terrible working relationship, so he locked the door to the shop, left, and never came back.

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    r/pettyrevenge u/bboru2000. 4h Save a penny, lose a couple grand. Our town used to have "Sidewalk Sale" days once a Summer. Every store would put a table out front with great deals on it. EVERYONE would come down and the whole downtown would be hopping. Usually more business than Christmas. I worked at one of these stores for a guy who was the cheapest I around. He would ding your pay for any minor infraction he decided you made. He was constantly
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    doing this to claw back 15 minutes here, 30 minutes there. He did tons of other shady stuff like counterfeiting merchandise, too. He also bought used vacuum cleaners at yard sales to clean the store with. This is mid-1980's before cell phones, BTW. So, Friday of the big weekend rolls around and I (17M) worked and closed up. I went to vacuum and the thing shot sparks out, started to smoke, and had a burning rubber smell come out of it. I rushed it out in to the alley behind the store and left him
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    properly, but that I tried to sweep it with the broom as best as I could. The next morning, I opened and found a note from him that the floor wasn't clean so he docked me an hour's pay. He had another store in a neighboring state, so wouldn't be in that day, either. I was pretty livid. I was a high school kid opening/closing working solo all day long, no breaks, and in constant fear of getting dinged for minor violations (ex. "I called the store and the phone rang six times before you answered".
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    ConfusedAt63• 4h Good story and perfect revenge! You docked him the biggest sale day of the year, good choice! ... Reply 316 Grouchy-Ad4338 2h Agreed. Served him right. You 'docked him earnings for.a day' from a sale day for not treating people right - gave him his own medicine :) ✩ 47
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    250MCM 4h ● Did you hear any stories of the aftermath? Reply 95凸 bboru2000 OP • 3h ... 1. A No, other than he was really year or so later, he asked me if I could come work a shift or two, though ← Xuan-Wu• 3h Did you tell him to vacuum cleaner? ... it up like his ... 206 4 30+
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    dr_cl_aphra 3h ● Well played. I was thinking he'd ignore your warning about the busted vacuum cleaner and also burn his store down with it. Zoreb1 • 1h ... Reply 9 He probably had it over insured. 44 ↓
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