On Sept. 11, 2001, "the patients all cancelled their appointments," the worker wrote. "Perfectly understandable, if you ask me: there's a national tragedy and the last thing on anyone's mind is oral health. But this meant no income for Dr. X. His response? Taking $100 out of every employee's paycheck.

"Mind you, we were paid hourly, not based on production. In the wake of a travesty that should bring out the best in people, he had the audacity to steal money from his own employees. Dr. X earned over a million dollars a year. He owned a mansion. Did he really need my $13/hour that badly?"