I know this isn’t totally anti-work, but it’s definitely mostly anti-work and completely anti-boss.
So about six months ago I started a new job after a brief hiatus. I’m a server so I rely heavily on tips. The new job I started had a tip pool (which I’m usually very against). The kicker was that the owner and the manager were also in the tip pool. I brought it up a few times about how it was unethical and actually illegal, but I was brushed off. One day I worked super duper hard and walked away with a very unfair cut of the tips.
The next day I came in with a seething letter calling out the boss and quit. On my way home I called the state labor department to file a claim. After a few updates, I hadn’t heard from them since probably December. I figured it was brushed under the rug like most complaints.
Today in the mail I got a check for unpaid tips! I’m absolutely giddy not for the money, but that I could hand some justice out. The best part is I gave permission to use my name in the audit, so when addressing the letter with the check I knew it hurt my former bosses a little more.
tldr: Managers stealing tips finally got caught and had to pay them back to all their past and present employees.