In some toxic workplaces, timekeeping can quickly turn into scorekeeping.

So when one employee came back from break two minutes late and was docked fifteen minutes of pay, he decided to use the extra thirteen minutes exactly as they were charged.

And he made sure not a second went to waste.

Keep reading for the full story.

My friend

My friend returned 2 minutes late from his break

The boss wasn’t pleased.

The boss…” I am docking you 15 minutes pay as you are two minutes late”

But this employee isn’t messing around.

My friend turns around and heads back to the break room

The boss.. “where are you going”

“You are docking me an extra 13 minutes out of spite ….I AM NOT WORKING THEM”

Sometimes you have to work harder, not smarter!

What did Reddit think?

This fellow boss points out that no sane person would want to work for free.

Many bosses think they want complete control, but soon learn how annoying constant oversight can be.

Some employees seem to have a talent for exploiting the rules.

Some bosses even go as far as to dock their tardy employees’ pay.

This user shares an astute observation.

This commenter strongly renounces this corrupt leadership style.

If his boss was going to dock him 15 minutes, he sure as heck wasn’t going to give away free labor.

Petty rules get petty results.

Thought that was satisfying? Check out what this employee did when their manager refused to pay for their time while they were traveling for business.