It’s a tale about an employee who was great at his job but quiet in his demeanor. This meant that he was seldom in line for a raise as he did not go to bat for himself.
It wasn’t until the parts he was responsible for needed replacing that the higher-ups noticed important company blueprints were also missing.
“I suffered a workplace injury not too long after and they screwed me over on worker’s compensation. Did John cross the line? Personally, I don’t think he did. He should have been treated better. The company owners should have taken his request for a raise more seriously and tried to work something out. Looking back, years later with the eyes of a wiser man with more experience, John definitely deserved a raise.