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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Crazy-Mission3772 on 2024-08-07 20:05:01+00:00.
Hi yall. This is my first post and I don't know of this is really malicious, but the title is as reads. I'm a manager making $10 an hour with a family of 3. Thankfully my husband makes more than that but we have a mortgage/rent plus the usual bills and we split everything proportionally to what the other makes. My dad gave me the money to buy these work boots that are waterproof and non-slip 8 months ago. My other shoes were falling apart.
My district saw my brown work boots and immediately questioned if they were dress code appropriate but only mentioned the safety. She later brought up they had to be black. Now my last pay check i only had $25 after all my bills were paid to last me the week. It's like this almost every check cause of food and other random expenses. So hearing the news had me sobbing.
But I went online and discovered leather paint! So I decided that the best solution was to paint them. Not sure if this is really that malicious but my shoes were $54 and bought my dad. I'm a 26 year old mother and my parents all have their own financial issues and I don't want to burden them every time I turn around with an issue. Especially over some rule I've never heard before. My problem went from being $54 to just $12. And yeah I am extremely underpaid at my job. I won't say more about the company though to avoid trouble.