It can be frustrating when you hear that your managers are getting a bonus that the front-line employees don’t qualify for.

What would you do if you knew that your managers were going to get a bonus if there were no accidents or injuries at the store for a full year, and that anniversary was coming up quickly?

That was the situation that the young man in this story was in, so he climbed up on a ladder and intentionally fell down, breaking his wrist in the process, just to ensure they didn’t get their bonus. He then quit shortly after and found a new job.

Personally, I think this is absolutely insane and a horrible idea. Read through the full story below to see what you think about it.

I cost a few managers the big bonuses they were looking forward to

So, I started a job at a hardware store when I was younger.

Earning bonuses can make a huge difference in your life.

It seemed like a pretty decent job. Stock stuff, move stuff, answer people’s questions. If you don’t have the answer find somebody who can.

My first month in, a few of my coworkers were talking about some sorta bonus that they would get it the store stayed accident free for a whole year.

It is not uncommon for management to be eligible for bonuses that employees aren’t.

Every body was extremely excited about it. A few days pass and management holds a meeting that it was a rumor that was going around. Nobody would be getting a bonus.

The company was just excited that the store was about to be a year accident free. A week later my friend tells me it’s all a lie. There is a bonus but only for the managers.

Who can blame him for leaving?

We ask around kinda quietly. Turns out it’s true. They have two and a half months left until the year accident free stuff happens. I start looking for new jobs.

Two weeks later I get a call from another store. They would like to hire me. I told them absolutely, but, I have two broken fingers and ask if that would be a problem.

What? This is extreme and unhealthy.

They told me it wouldn’t be. So, my next shift I tell my buddy about what I’m about to do and make sure at least three other employees are around.

I grab a ladder to grab some stock. I lock my pointer and middle finger in the shelves and “fall off the ladder” it messed my fingers up and I broke my wrist instinctively trying to catch my fall.

This is just insanity.

The look on one of the managers faces when they seem what had happend was worth it.

They didn’t get their bonuses, my coworkers loved it and my new job accepted me with broken wrist and all after I told them why it happend. Maybe not revenge but I’m glad they lost out.

If he told her new employers how or why this happened, there is no way they would hire him on. They would immediately know that he is unstable and dangerous.

Read through the comments below to see what other people have to say about it.

This commenter is a workmen’s compensation attorney.

Here is someone who questions the story.

This person thinks he shouldn’t have done this.

What he did was very stupid.

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This is exactly it.

It is hard to believe that anyone could be this stupid. Why put yourself at serious risk and endure significant pain (not to mention expenses) just to cost management a bonus?

If this story is real, the guy needs to get some help because he is a danger to himself.