The Missing Bonus

Summary

My $30,000 year-end bonus became $30.

I asked my boss if there had been a mistake.

He sighed. "It's been a tough year, sweetheart. I promise I'll make it up to you next year."

I looked at the sales report, at the $600,000 figure next to my name.

And I thought to myself, Yeah, right. I'm not falling for that.

That night, I quit. And I went to work for the boutique right across the street.