This happened at least 20 years ago. I was a young student who was earning some pocket money. Found a job at a supermarket and earned $5/hr. It was not too bad. The going rate for such jobs was around there but the night shift usually demanded $15-$20/hr.
I’m a hardworker and never slacked off. I did my job well and they knew it.
So after working here for 6 mths, my boss called me in and asked if i was willing to do a night shift stint at another store for a week. To be frank, I was just doing this job to pass time and sleep was very important for me. So i told me i did not mind the stint as long as i was paid the market rate. He told me i would be paid $7/hour and given a $10 allowance. The best part, he wanted me to come in to this store to work 4hours too. So 12-4pm here, 12-7am there. And there was no transport allowance.
I was shocked because the rate was no where near the usual rate. So i told him i was not very interested. He pleaded with me and I was quite firm. Then he became more fierce and said i had no choice. So i replied i would like to quit then. He replied if i quit now, I would have a bad review. I smiled and said no problem.
Being a part timer, i could quit anytime so next day, i returned my uniform.