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Viktorija Ošikaitė

Company Refuses To Pay Out Employee’s Accrued Time Off, So He Finds A Way To Get His Money

When people sign on to work at a new job, many tend to be so excited about the prospects the position offers that they rarely stop to peruse the contract they’re putting their signature on. Sure, some read through them, but a lot of things might slip their mind because at the moment they seem of little consequence. However, that changes once the person wants to leave the job. That is when the details start to really matter.

In this story, the details are concerning the paid time off (PTO) policies. The company in question had a dubious practice in place that did not benefit the employees at all. However, the author of the story made it work for him with some help from malicious compliance. Scroll down to see how.

Work contracts can be tricky, and that does not happen accidentally. Employers like to catch you off guard when you’re leaving

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