The Bonus That Broke the Company
As the year ended and payday finally arrived, my salary still hadn't hit my bank account.
I headed straight to the finance department to sort it out, but Sarah Thompson dismissed me impatiently. "You picked up those coupons last week, didn't you? The ones for "Spend 2,000, save 1,000". You got ten of them, adding up to $10,000. Your salary is $8,000, and that extra $2,000 is a perk."
I stared at her, stunned. No one had said a word about this when the coupons were handed out. Worse, they could only be redeemed at our boss's supermarket, where commodities were ridiculously marked up.
Items that cost $19.99 at a regular supermarket went for $49.99 there, more than double the price.
It dawn