I used to sell TVs at a big box store about 15 years ago in college. I used to sell them below retail prices because management never said anything yet gave us the power to change the prices. No one ever knew I offered this deal to virtually anyone, but certainly to every customer that was nice to me. I sold tvs at this store in HS and college, about 4 years in total.
One guy was nice and was contemplating the value difference between two TVs at different prices and I told him to ignore the prices on the tags and to pick the TV he wanted. I told him that I'd change the price at the register.
He got legit mad and asked me why we even have price tags at all. He told management and within a few days, I was fired.
The official reason I was given was “not taking enough lunches” when working 7.25 hours or more. But if you are closing the store, you are expected to help the other person closing. They preached to us that you can't abandon a sale under any circumstances. And what's more, I was never told/warned about this, so it was clearly a BS reason.
Anyway, I thought it would be worth mentioning here. It still makes me mad, despite the fact that it forced me to get a job related to my major which gave me experience in my eventual field to get a job after college. My brain sometimes goes to this story when I'm trying to sleep, so I thought I'd share! Be nice to those trying to help you, friends.
TL:DR was fired for selling tvs below retail because a customer complained to management that I gave him a deal.