The $500 Pay Cut That Ruined My Cheap Boss

The factory floor had plunged into total chaos when the main assembly line blew out.

To save the million-dollar production deadline, I stayed up and worked for forty-eight sleepless hours straight.

Not only did I salvage the entire contract, but I even redesigned the bottleneck modules to boost overall efficiency.

Yet on payday, my boss slammed an itemized deduction notice right in front of my face.

"Chase, while repairing the machinery, you used three rolls of heavy-duty tape and two quarts of industrial lube," Richard said, his tone utterly dismissive.