Boss demands employee sell their sports car and buy a new truck for the company, employee firmly refuses, gets fired as a result: 'It's like asking me to sell my child'

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Dec 14, 2024 6:00 PM EST

Any job that even slightly requires employees to have a car in order to do the job, should physically provide a car for said employees. If you cannot do the job without one, there is no reason why the responsibility of getting a car should be on you. 

However, because companies today are cheap and will do anything to avoid spending more money, they will never offer that option to employees without being prompted. If there's nothing to stop them, they will even go as far as making employee spend their personal money for the company's benefit. Unfortunately, some employees would fall for it and agree to these terrible terms, while others would refuse and risk losing their jobs.

The employee in this Reddit story not only risked their job, but they actually lost it after refusing to sell their personal car to buy a car more suitable for their line of work. Why would a company care what type of car you drive to work with? Keep scrolling to read the full story and find the answers there…

Up next, check out this story of a resident who lost it at an entitled driver who parked their car in a reserved spot.

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    Job Said I have to sell my sports car or I'm fired
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    So I recently accepted a role doing field IT work. Something I've done for many years before but the company always offered a work vehicle. This particular
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    company doesn't, but the pay was higher so I took it. It's gotten to a point where they are no longer accepting my sedan as adequate enough for the job, and want me to get a designated
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    work truck. When I explained I can't afford one at this moment, my boss suggested I sell my car (Nissan 370z) that I have a loan on, take the money from selling
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    my car to buy a work truck to work for them or Im no longer employed.. they also asked tons of personal questions about my finances, how much the car is a month ect. As I'm sure you can guess, I am no longer employed.
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    The absolute audacity to ask an employee to sell their vehicle, to buy a vehicle FOR YOUR COMPANY is INSANITY.
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    "Are you really going to give up this opportunity over a car" You're f*** right I am. What the
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    Edit: the main reasoning behind the ask is, "if I can afford a race car why can't I go buy a truck". Thats why I specified the sports car. I've been using a old Corolla for work, so the sports car had absolutely no relevancy to anything
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    MonkeyBreath66 • 2d ago • I'm just curious as to what role in it you're playing that you need a work truck. Are you actually doing installation and cabling? Required to climb ladders?
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    Dean9mm OP.2d ago It was presented as a tech support role. It's starting to seem more like a low voltage role. We need ladders to swap cameras and other things out of reach. But
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    I feel a tall step stool would suffice with the work we've been doing fine. They want a ladder on the roof of the vehicle now though, and room for wire spools
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    • bigbura 2d ago • OP, what was the mileage rate they were paying for use of your POV? Did it cover the costs, to include work-level of insurance?
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    Dean9mm OP • 2d ago It was 60 cents a mile, only provided between work sites. not to and from work. That's the extent of their vehicle allowance.. lol
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    TurboZ31.2d ago • Never EVER let anyone get between you and your Z!
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    Dean9mm OP.2d ago he may as well been asking sell my child! me to
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    JimmyD44265 • 2d ago Is this in the US? And were you a contractor or a staff employee? Either way, that company is messed up, but my curiosity about logistics is ki. ng me right now.
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    Dean9mm OP.2d ago • I'm in Mi, W-2 Employee. We had to provide our own vehicle, we only got paid while w were on site. No pay driving between jobs (sometimes an hour or more.. One day I drove 6 hours total).
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    We got .60 cents a mile only between job sites.. the job was basically 100% risk for me and none for them
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    • olionajudah 2d ago • First of all, that's an insane ask Second, how nice of them to only spring that on you after you took the job. Honestly f them. I wish you had grounds to sue.
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    Dean9mm OP.2d ago • I wish I did too. The conversation was over phone, which he started with "this is off the record.." first red flag. The conversation started off us "brain storming ideas" how I could get a work truck.
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    Once he asked me why I can't just use my other car is when he found out it was a 370z. He then asked me how much it costs, assuming this was just normal conversation I said idk somewhere around 12k. His
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    response was to say that's perfect! Just sell the Z and then you can get a work truck! Which I still have a loan on, and the entire purpose was to raise my credit and also get my dream car in the process. after I said theres no possible way id sell the car, it was
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    "well if you can't bring yourself to let go of the car we have to part ways". Of course that's just the jist of it, a lot more was said that was very disrespectful
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    laddervictim ⚫2d ago If they want you to drive a works vehicle they will provide you with one
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    alexanderpas • 2d ago If you're at a big company, this is likely not approved by the legal department.
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    TrickEye6408 • 2d ago Get it in writing about selling your car to buy truck or you're fired. You can just email something like "I just wanted to recap our conversation...." Bcc yourself
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    TruienSF82 • 1d ago • What does it even matter what you drive? As an IT guy, I'd be happy enough if you showed up and fixed my issues. I wouldn't give a second thought to what type of vehicle you showed up in.
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