I've been in a couple exit interviews where the terms were crappy. One I didn't have a choice with: The company was shutting down, and while I was going to get

I've been in a couple exit interviews where the terms were crappy. One I didn't have a choice with: The company was shutting down, and while I was going to get a severance check I was going to have to wait a period mandated by law (because I was a protected class, being over 40 at the time). Fortunately there was money left in the bank when I was able to collect the check (the founders had deep pockets and had committed to paying). The second was when a start-up tried to stiff me on vacation pay, which in California is yours. I just said, "This is unacceptable" and sat there. 20 minutes later, after some apologizing and attempts to justify it with "well, that was your sick pay, too..." they cut a check.