'Take that, Dave': 15-year-old assistant soccer referee cheated out of money over a bogus new rule, maliciously complies and gets boss fired

We tend to underestimate young people in the workplace. Whether it's poorly paid interns or kids working summer jobs, there is a general assumption that because these folks are being introduced to paid work for presumably the first time, they have no problem being unfairly treated. This is, of course, part of a tried and outdated "pay your dues" mentality. Regardless of what industry you're in, too many authority figures feel like they can get away with manipulating and overworking their younger employees because they were put through similar experiences when they were starting out.

What's the biggest problem with this phenomenon? Well, it speaks to our human tendency to want the people behind us to go through the same unfair nonsense rather than to make sure they have it better than we had it. The latter mentality is not only healthier for the future of the workplace, but it's also a healthier mentality to have as a person. Keep scrolling below for this tale of how a young assistant soccer referee refused to be taken advantage of by his boss!

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This 15-year-old was told by his 18-year-old boss that he was supposed to show up to every soccer game 30 minutes early or he wouldn't be paid. The teenager knew that this was a made-up rule, but he decided that the best way to prove his new manager wrong was to see how often his boss complied with his own fake policy. I guess you can imagine how that turned out…
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