The Bonus That Broke the Company
That was when it hit me that my paycheck, which should have arrived on the 15th, still hadn't arrived by the 25th.
The next day, I marched straight to the finance office, where Sarah Thompson brushed me off without looking up. "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 froze. "Wasn't that supposed to be a benefit?"
She rolled her eyes and jabbed at the microscopic print at the bottom. I had to squint hard to make it out.