Teacher Brilliantly Fought Back After His Employer Pressured Him To Sign A Document That'd Reduce His Pay

Some employers exploit their employees by failing to compensate them adequately for the work they do.

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• June 14, 2022

Employers have used various tactics and powers at their disposal on numerous occasions to force employees to accept less than what they deserved for no justifiable reason. This is exactly the same scenario a teacher found himself at work.

Ancient_Educator_76, a teacher and Reddit user, recently had a difficult meeting. His boss attempted to coerce him into signing a document that would deduct $345 from his pay.

It was a typical case of a petty boss trying to save money by deducting their employee’s pay. However, his quick thinking turned the situation around, allowing the OP to walk away with a pay raise instead.

Well, the teacher made a post on the subreddit ‘Malicious Compliance’ to explain what happened, and it appears that other people appreciate it as well—as of this article, the account of what happened has been upvoted by over 20,000 people. The district representative had just summoned him to the office and asked him to sign a document stating that he would be paid twice.

He signed the papers incorrectly on purpose and then waited for the supervisor to call him, which happened about right, and he was asked for reasons, which he explained that he had not been addressed about it for the entire year and now.

Boss tried to save some money by deducting their employee’s pay

The District Savior Lady, according to the redittor, works at the district office, which is adjacent to their university. He didn’t have to go to see the federal action lady or his line manager because she said she’d pushed this through and sent him an email with a document to sign, but he had no idea what it meant other than not being deducted.

Keep scrolling down to read how the whole story unfolded and how he managed to circumvent the situation. It was a very slick move.

A middle school teacher

English Language Learner program

Punch in and punch out

I was livid

I'm getting double paid

The district representative

Just sign it

Malicious Compliance

Reviewing the paperwork

Why I'm being docked

Let's continue, shall we?

I gave my explanation

No one said anything

Federal Action Plan

Quite the stipend

Ten times greater

Following the success of their article, the teacher responded in the comments section with additional information. “It all happened in the last two days of school,” he explained, “and it didn’t require me to sign anything else.”

Anyways, people had a lot to say about the whole thing and how it worked out in favor of the employee.

Good for you

The look on her face

Glad you came out on top

Once did a sign up

Love to see it

They need to shut up before driving

When a malicious compliance works

Don't sign like that in future

Signing under duress

All workers, regardless of income level or industry, have the right to earn a living wage that allows them to pay their bills, maintain adequate housing, and provide for their families. However, some employers exploit their employees by failing to compensate them adequately for the work they do.

What are your thoughts on this issue? Let us know in the comments section below.

Maryjane