Training repayment agreement provisions (TRAPs),are a new form of “stay-or-pay” contract that indebts employees to their bosses. Often inserted into contracts without workers’ knowledge, these restrictive labor covenants turn employer-sponsored job training and education programs into conditional loans that must be paid back — sometimes at a premium — if employees leave before a set date.
Employers argue that these clauses are a way to recoup their investment in employees who decide to leave the company prematurely. But these contracts have come under fire from labor groups and regulators. Oftentimes, the amount of debt demanded under TRAP contracts — which can be upward of $50,000 — is far higher than the employer’s training costs.
SLAVERY, WITH EXTRA STEPS.
People don’t quit bad jobs; They quit bad pay and bad management. There are people whose job is to pump shit. Literally roll a shit-sucker truck up to a site, pump a bunch of shit out of a hole, (porta-potty, septic tank, outhouse, etc), drive the shit truck all the way across town, and reverse the shit-sucking process to blow all of the shit out of the truck at a waste treatment plant.
It’s a really fucking bad job… You need to have a strong stomach, and you’ll go home smelling like literal shit every single day. But people still wake up and choose to do it every day, because it pays well and management typically stays out of their hair.
Smelling like shit is a perk if it keeps middle management away.