> To me, unless your paycheck bounces then your employer doesn't owe you anything. I so wish this was the case. But in the interest if saving a few dollars now

> To me, unless your paycheck bounces then your employer doesn't owe you anything. I so wish this was the case. But in the interest if saving a few dollars now employers have increasingly relied on "the benefits" to offset costs. How many people get a company phone so they can be reached out of the office? Or, in the case of government and education employees, take a smaller paycheck now knowing the pension plan is going to a defined installment later on. In some cases I've offered to take slightly reduced pay just so I can have a more vacation time. Every time it's been denied. Because they know if they agree to it they are beholden to it. They don't care about the money. They want control of your personal life.