All This Over Four Bucks

My boss tried to make me pay four dollars… So I made her work full shifts for

a week. I worked weekends as a receptionist at a hotel restaurant in Poland.

Family-owned business—so obviously management was awful. One day the cash drawer was short

17 złoty. About four bucks. The owner tells me I have to pay it back.

I said no—it’s not in my contract. She said overcharges belong to the business, but shortages were

my problem. I stood my ground. Important detail: The only people who knew how to

run the front desk were me, one coworker on vacation… and her.

So when she kept pushing, I said, “Cool. Let’s terminate