Cheapskate manager destroys $4,000 worth of product after ignoring the advice of a wise warehouse guy: ‘You told me to use the old pallets... [so] I did'

There's a difference between being cheap and being frugal. 

When it comes to ancient equipment supporting the weight of thousands of pounds (and thousands of dollars) of product, surely a wise manager would opt to spend a little extra dough to ensure the safety of all of the warehouse guys. Right? Well, one numb skull of a manager recently decided to cut corners on some very vital warehouse equipment, which ultimately cost him dearly…

After assessing the decaying wood of a few pallets in the warehouse, this manager decided he wasn't prepared to replace them yet. Ignoring the timeless wisdom of a warehouse employee, he told the team to load up the pallets with over 26 feet of heavy brick and blocks. It's too bad the manager wouldn't cave in to his employee's advice as fast as those bricks caved in on the rotting wooden pallets…

Scroll for the entire tale of an employee who maliciously complied with his boss's orders, knowing there was no way their product would survive such a tumble, teaching a valuable lesson to a penny-pinching, hot-headed manager. Trust your guys.