I knew someone like that, and I always suspected he owed his boss money. Turned down a job with better benefits with a large, much more secure company to take

I knew someone like that, and I always suspected he owed his boss money. Turned down a job with better benefits with a large, much more secure company to take a counteroffer from the entrepreneur who was going broke. He also had this weird bond with the employer that mistreated him and kept dangling a raise (real soon now) in front of him.