My boss wants me to pay for a tool I broke at work.
By @quinnmaybe · Work
I was using a torque wrench, it was old and slipped, and the bit snapped. Now my shift lead is saying I was careless and that I need to pay for the replacement since they're expensive.
The full story
This is nonsense right? The thing was old, everyone knows the tools are old. I'm an auto mechanic. I use these things all day, every day. It's normal for equipment to get worn out and break. That's just a cost of doing business. He's trying to make an example out of me, I guess. He wants me to pay the $250 to replace it. I'm not doing it. It broke during normal use. That's a shop expense, not my personal expense. I don't get paid enough for this.
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