MY BOSS TRICKED ME OUT OF $400 AND PAID THE PRICE FOR THIS. MY BOSS TRICKED ME OUT OF $400 AND PAID THE PRICE FOR THIS. So, I’m a contractor. I was working on a project in this super remote location for a county facility.
The boss, let’s call him “Steve”, asked me to arrange four rounds of breakfast tacos for the staff during the week. They’d been letting us use their copier for free, so the tacos were kind of a thank-you in exchange for those sweet, sweet copy privileges. Steve gave me the green light over the phone, so I took care of it. Those tacos weren’t cheap either; we’re talking over $400 for the week. But hey, I’m a team player, and Steve had given me verbal approval. So, no big deal, right?Wrong. So I submitted my receipts and credit card statement for reimbursement. I was expecting an easy process, but then I got the email. Declined.I called Steve, calmly reminding him of the deal. His response? “You should’ve put it in writing.” I mean, seriously? We had an agreement. I wasn’t furious—yet—but the way he shrugged it off like it was nothing set me off. Fine. I’m a professional, so I finished the project as promised. “But…don’t bite the hand that feeds you,” I thought and decided to teach him a lesson.A couple of months later, out of the blue, Steve called me again, but this time I was ready
