"My former employer moved my job to another city. They knew full well they had absolutely no grounds to fire me, but, as a recently single father starting over, they also knew that I could not move.

"They were offering me a 'generous severance package.' So I told my boss he was a real piece of work, to which he responded, 'I am?'

"I replied with, 'Yeah, and you can go eff yourself, too.'

"I then informed the head of HR (who was there at the time) that they could expect to hear from my attorney, and walked out with my head held high. I won my lawsuit. I received an even better severance, and they had to pay my lawyer's fees and a fine." — Anonymous