‘This would bankrupt me’: Company demands employee pay back their entire yearly salary after they find out about their second job

Many companies have unexplained issues with the concept of their employees working a second job. While it is understandable that a company would want to make sure that their employees won't also work for a competitor, when a company forbids an employee from working another job altogether, that is a major red flag. A place of work should not dictate what an employee does on their time off, no matter what.

The employee in this Reddit story had to deal with a lot of red flags regarding their job. The first one was when they were fired after sustaining an injury on the job, conveniently right before they were supposed to be getting a substantial bonus. The second red flag was when the company found out about the employee's second job and demanded the employee pay them back every salary they got on the job. A third red flag, was when the employee tried to figure out how the company even found out about the second job in the first place…

To get a full grasp on the issues at hand, scroll down to read the full story. After that, click here for a story of a front desk clerk who refused to give in to a demanding guest.

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