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Knowing your rights as an employee is crucial.

The OP in this story was particularly legally savvy.

They even wrote intheir posthow theyre very aware of [their] states employees rights policies.

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Knowing their rights, our protagonist knew that something smelt fishy, and they contacted a lawyer.

The author of this post, u/collector-x, agreed to tellBored Pandamore about the story.

They provided more context and details about the new store policy that resulted in them getting fired.

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Read on and find our interview with them below!

The OP says you shouldnt just follow along blindly according to what the company says if its actually wrong.

The Redditor tells us more about the specifics of their job.

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

All this knowledge and the years of experience prove that u/collector-x really knew what they were talking about.

And the regional managers were there to ensure that it went smoothly.

The company could be liable if a customers items get damaged.

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

I told her that a lot of the items I worked with are irreplaceable and can be extremely expensive.

I gave examples of a piece I had done that had a value of over $750,000.

The explanation didnt go that well with the Karen-like manager.

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

The OP tried to provide an example of such a situation.

The customer would probably ask: How did someone spill coffee on my stuff in the backroom?

The only condition was that the OP got their check right then.

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

This is when HR says it will be sent to me at the end of the pay period.

I point[ed] out this is against state law, and they say this is the policy.

All checks are sent at the end of the pay period.

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Check out the results:

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson

Worker Receives Huge Payout In Lawsuit, Teaching Power-Hungry Manager A Lesson