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by javajosh 2393 days ago
It's 1950 and you get a company issued wallet. They expect it back, and all it's contents, if you leave for any reason. You work for a few years, and to make life a little more pleasant you put a picture of your mom in the wallet. And then one day, unexpectedly, you're fired. And your boss says, "Give me the wallet, now." You hand it over, and then remember the photo. You ask for it. Then your boss says, "No. We keep the wallet and it's contents. You agreed to that. Now get out."

Tell me, how is this situation different?

2 comments

Because even back then, in simpler times, only a simpleton would discard the personal wallet they had prior to taking the job and exclusively use the company-issued wallet.
Did you put that picture in, knowing full well that the company will take the wallet and contents?