The feeling of being unappreciated and undervalued after dedicating years of your life working for the same company can be devastating, but sadly, plenty of people experience this. This is one of the reasons why we shouldn\u2019t put our job on the top of the list of priorities.\n

Experiences like this should be accepted as valuable life lessons that teach us our worth isn\u2019t determined by one company\u2019s perception.\n

A woman named Annie shared a story about her her boss who forced her to go through ordeal for no reason.\n

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Namely, the woman shared that she hadn\u2019t used her leave for the year, so when her son Kenny got sick and she needed to spend some time at home to nurture him, she believed it wouldn\u2019t be an issue with her boss. Sadly, she was wrong.\n

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When she called him on the phone, telling him that her boy had a high fever and needed to see a doctor, the only thing he cared for was the marketing reports.\n
\u201cAre you serious, Annie?\u201d he shouted. \u201cWe have our annual general meeting in two days, and you\u2019re abandoning me now? You know I need the marketing reports.\u201d\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Sir,\u201d she replied. \u201cBut I just can\u2019t come in. And the reports are done. I emailed them to you yesterday morning.\u201d\n
He, however, didn\u2019t bother to answer anything back but hanged the phone.\n
A week passed by and Kenny felt better and started school. Annie returned to work, but the moment she entered her office, she saw her boss sitting on her chair and clapping his hands. There was also an officer there holding handcuffs in his hands.\n
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\u201cAnnie,\u201d the boss said. \u201cWelcome back. I have a surprise for you.\u201d\n
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Before she could even react, the uniformed officer started reading her her rights.\n
\u201cWhat is going on?\u201d she gasped, suddenly unable to breathe.\n
\u201cAnnie, it has come to my attention that you don\u2019t have a son. And now, you\u2019re going to be punished. Well played, Annie, but you got caught in your lies.\u201d\n
In the next moment, Annie found herself at the police station ad then at a holding cell. She was refused a phone call and was left trembling because she had no idea what she did wrong.\n
After some time, she spoke to another officer who granted her a phone call. Worried for her life and future, she called her friend Mia who was a lawyer.\n
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Mia was quick to get to the station where Annie was held and took her case without hesitation.\n
\u201cThere\u2019s something shady going on here,\u201d Mia said. She talked to some of the officers \u2013 needless to say, a few voices were raised. Eventually, she was able to get Annie out.\n
Mia did some digging and learnt that Annie\u2019s boss accused her of something she hadn\u2019t done and then paid an officer to arrest her. The e-mails between him and the officers came to life following an investigation. The reason why was that according to the company contracts, if an employee is arrested, suspected, or involved in any criminal activity, the contract is to be terminated, and the company would take whatever money was outstanding.\n
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In Annie\u2019s case, it was her salary yet to be paid.\n
Mia saved Annie\u2019s life, and she even offered her a job. She now takes care of Mia\u2019s firm\u2019s marketing needs and PR. As of her old job, the company offered to pay her $40,000 as moral compensation and good faith claiming that Annie\u2019s boss acted alone.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Before she could even react, the uniformed officer started reading her her rights.\n

Mia was quick to get to the station where Annie was held and took her case without hesitation.\n

In Annie\u2019s case, it was her salary yet to be paid.\n