Boss docked $250 from her paycheck without informing her — she sent her resignation in 2 hours and walked out

An employee (u/churns-tootle) noticed that management had deducted $250 from their salary without any reason. When they confronted their boss, he accused them of unnecessarily creating a scene. He also told the person that he would pay them less than even the minimum wage if he could. Frustrated, they immediately resigned, making the "big boss" regret his words. The ex-employee posted the story on Reddit on February 17.

The company used a fingerprint scanner for attendance, so they were confident their working hours were being recorded. In fact, the then-employee was 100% sure that management had no reason to deduct money from their salary. They went straight to the person in charge of payroll and their supervisor, but the matter only got escalated. While management tried to blame the employee, they stood their ground and threatened to take action. They asked that the money be sent back to their account, or else there would be a bigger problem. "All my coworkers were standing with me in silence, which felt good. They scrambled and got flustered, and the money was in my account right before the deadline," they explained. However, the matter didn't settle there; the boss pulled the person into his office for a "private talk." He basically accused them of creating a scene and said, "I'm paying you minimum wage, and frankly, if the law allowed me to pay you less, I would."

The employee obviously felt humiliated, and all they could think of was resigning. They went straight to their manager and told them they would only work for two more hours and leave. "I told him my official resignation would be in his email and that I'd be back next Friday to pick up my final check," the person wrote. A week later, the boss called, begging them to return. "All I did was laugh and hang up on him. Fast forward to now, I've found a new job with much better pay where they treat me like a human being," the person shared. The story is a classic example of what they call "wage theft." A survey of 1,850 by Kickresume found that only 28% were content with their current salary. They also revealed that 80% of respondents doubt whether their employer fully understands the true cost of living, and only 18% trust their company to pay them fairly without asking. The same survey also found that women are more dissatisfied with their salaries than men. They were more likely to say they wanted a higher salary (41% vs. 38%) and more likely to be disappointed (19% vs. 14%).

Meanwhile, reacting to the Reddit story, u/battlehamstar commented, "No big boss is ever going to care about a minimum wage employee." Similarly, u/background_radish238 wrote, "Unfortunately, there are so many jerks in this world. It also shows that you did such a good job that the big boss had to call and beg you to go back." u/winewink shared, "I am glad to hear it worked out. Congratulations on the new job and on being able to stand up for yourself; there are too many sheep out there these days that just let people walk all over them!"

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