Related: Unfortunately, this tends to be a common fallback in many business when times are tough. My folks had to do this with their employees a few times when

Related: Unfortunately, this tends to be a common fallback in many business when times are tough. My folks had to do this with their employees a few times when I was a kid. Other people in that industry had to too, from time to time. As other commenters state, if you know that a boss does this for you, then you now know a good boss to have. Though, most bosses won't tell you they did it, obviously.