'The company ended up going into liquidation': Manufacturing boss demands overworked laborer stick to his original duties despite the fact that they've been doing every job alone, their compliance sinks the company

During the course of your career, it's generally thought that going above and beyond is often associated with greater reward… at least eventually. However, it's also possible that you'll end up working for people who will just take advantage of your willingness to do extra work and provide extra value to their company without extra pay.

This workshop laborer helped in the production and manufacture of sheds for use on clients' farms and other similar business uses. They helped with cleaning, maintaining, and loading completed sheds onto trucks. Well, this is what they started off doing; as they spent more time there, they began to help out in more areas of the operation, becoming generally knowledgeable in every facet of it. As time went on, each of the three specialized machinists and manufacturers left, leaving this worker to pick up their duties—eventually running the entire operation on their own.

One day, they needed welding wire to continue working and were unable to get their boss's attention, so they went out and bought it themselves so that their production could continue. Their cheap boss refused to reimburse them, telling him to stick to the terms of his contract, which, of course, was still the original one he had when he was sweeping the yard… This led to the boss hiring a new laborer, expecting the worker to train him, but his subsequent refusal led to the eventual liquidation of the business.