(On mobile, obligatory formatting apologies)
My company laminates specialty fabrics (think medical cuffs, airplane slides, inflatable rafts) for a much larger multinational company.
There's this younger kid (early 20's) that's been working here for over nine months in an overnight department headed by a notoriously bad boss. The boss loves creating a hostile work environment and rides his people like a rented mule (this is the kind of guy who will find you in the bathroom if you're taking too long because “you should train your body not to have to take a dump”)
Management knows all about this guy and shields him from the consequences of his behavior. No one knows why, but the GM defends this guy tooth and nail. There's a four dollar shift differential between second and third shift in an attempt to get workers to stay, that's how bad this department head is.
So anyway, HR says that if you've been here at least 6 months, you can bid on jobs in other departments.
So the kid bids on a job, goes through two full interviews, gets told he has the job.
A day later, GM says no, you have to be here a year.
HR says no, you got the job.
GM says no way.
HR caves and says sorry, we'll let you know if there's any more openings.
Now this kid is in tears from frustration, about to quit a $26+ an hour job.
It ain't right.