'To Say I Was Furious Was an Understatement': Employee Stiffed on Overtime Plots Long And Pricey Revenge

Sometimes, the best revenge of all ends up being the one that requires cooler heads to prevail, patience, and the nerve to see the revenge through when it’s time. Revenge is, after all, a dish best served cold.

Such was the case of one ex-employee, who discovered that their old company was not going to make good on promised and well-deserved overtime pay. So, with heroic patience, a long yet completely rewarding revenge followed. Buckle up for one solid emotional rollercoaster via Reddit. 

There are far too many shady employers out there that vastly underestimate the lengths to which certain employees will go to, when it comes to ensuring that they don't get taken financially advantage of. 

Yeah, so discretionary in no way means non-existent altogether. 

When a conversation like the one we have here is being dragged out by the employer, you know the "spidey sense" should already be firing off on all cylinders. 

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As the liability should fall on the employer for such intentionally shady practices. 

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Thank goodness that it's become much more common practice to seek out the legal help when it's glaringly necessary. 

Life rolled on, and little did they know that it was rolling onward toward much greener pastures. 

Just a solid ouch all-around. 

Not so sure about the "investment" part of the equation, but a funny enough thought. 

Hopefully the employer learned their necessarily humbling lesson.