Another day at the Krusty Krab restaurant. Squidward was standing outside; leaning against the glass wall.

He just needed a break for a second. The place had been a madhouse all day, the place was more crowded than ever before.

While not having a particularly good tolerance for noise and busyness he just stepped out for a moment. He must have been just clearing his mind for a minute or three when the peace was disturbed by a loud commanding voice yelling from a few feet away.
"What are you just standing there for? We have customers, and I don't pay you for just loafin' around!"

The squid sighed and made he way to the door. "You barely pay me anything..." He sneered silently as he walked over to the register.
"What was that?" Krabs asked in an annoyed manner. "Ugh, forget it."

There was already a line of people waiting in front of the counter. "I tried covering for you, but it's just so busy today, I can't even keep up with my own work." He heard his coworker say from the kitchen behind him. Squidward didn't respond, he just got on with his work, hoping that the commotion would at least push the hours faster.

Later than sooner it was finally 8Pm. Squidward limply hung over a table, and Spongebob was finishing up on cleaning the kitchen while Mr. Krabs counted the day's earnings.
"Ha-ha We haven't been doing this good in years! All this money, and it's all mine!" The greedy crab announced to himself. "And still do we barely make ends-meet." Squidward complained to himself.
"Stop yer complainin', and be glad I didn't lay you off already." Krabs replied.

"What? I've been slaving for weeks now, and I'm sweaty, I'm tired and just overworked. There are only the two of us and it's just way too much!"
But his boss just raised an eyebrow at the statements.
"Maybe a better spirited worker could give me a second opinion?" He said while turning to Spongebob who walked into the room.
"I dunno Mr. Krabs, even I'm pretty overwhelmed by all the extra work." The sponge said while holding his head like it was aching.

"So it's all getting too much?" "Yeah." Squidward replied.
"And you want bigger pay, eh?" "There's enough money coming in, and we deserve it."
"Well... Forget it!" Krabs said firmly while slamming the register shut to emphasize his point.
"And now off with ye, and I expect a better attitude in the morning!" Even Spongebob who didn't really care about the money looked disappointed. "For the both of ye!"

Squidward just swallowed his pride and rushed out, with Spongebob following closely behind.
"Good night, Mr. Krabs..." He uttered just as he went trough the door.

The both of them had a horrible evening and night, especially the frail Spongebob was unable to get good rest from his aching limbs.
Squidward who was normally very neat and organized didn't even bother to change into his night clothes, he just took a quick shower and went to bed.
The next morning Squidward pulled his boat from the garage as he saw Spongebob walking by. Feeling a bit sorry for the tired sponge he offered him a ride.

When they arrived they were greeted by their boss. "Good mornin' Crew." He said cheery. Squidward was just disgusted by the friendly facade and refused to reply. "Good morning Mr. Krabs." Spongebob said in a slightly cheery mood.
"Well, you two can put the frowns away. I've done some calculatin' and it seems that you are getting the raise you desperately want." Squidward knew better than to expect for anything major so he just rolled his eyes and took a seat behind the counter. "Here ye go." Krabs said while handing both an envelope.

"Wow!" Spongebob exclaimed as Squidward opened his. "A raise of 700$? This can't be right..."
"Ye better believe it's right, Mr. Squidward. I can't let my workers go hungry now can I?" Squidward knew something was up, but he just dismissed his preconceptions and thought that it would just be cheaper to give them a raise, than it would be to lighten the work pressure by hiring more people.

"Well at least my slave labor is compensated now..." He sighed as the day began.

A few months later Spongebob and Squidward had adapted to the new work pace and the tiredness eventually wore off.
Squidward was just taking orders as suddenly the police walked in followed by a man in a suit and briefcase. "What can I do for you?" He asked in a less than enthusiastic voice.

They didn't answer him, but immediately got handcuffed behind his back.
"Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing?" He screamed at the officers. While one of them went to the back. "Huh? What's this? Hey! Why are you-" The policeman walked out the kitchen, dragging Spongebob with him.

"Squidward, what's going on?"
He looked around in panic, as an onslaught of shocked customers looked back at him.
The suited man stepped forward as he cleared his throat. "I can tell you exactly what's going on, Mr. Squarepants." He said while opening his briefcase. I am Sly Repodep, financial worker And you are under arrest for payroll fraud."
"What?"
"What does that mean, Squidward?..."

"It means that you two owe the state over 5000$ in tax money, with the interest that's almost 10.000. And since you both have by far nothing to pay off with and the fact that you committed a crime, well..."
"I did no such thing! I'm innocent!" Squidward desperately shouted. "Don't lie, Tentacles..." Sly said while holding a piece of paper in front of him. "You both actively altered your contracts in order to give yourselves a raise." They couldn't believe it, but it was right there in front of them, signed and all...

"Krabs.. Where's that rusty red barnacle? He's the one behind all this!" Squidward yelled while struggling. But he was pushed back to his seat with some force, hurting him. One policeman went to check on Krabs but-
"The office is empty, seems like the coward fled..."
"The bastard!" "Shut up, Squidy." One of the policemen said while hitting him with his gummy stick.
"Squidward!" Spongebob squealed.

Sly beckoned and the policemen dragged them outside after instructing everyone to clear the building.
Spongebob was just too caught up in the moment to react intensely, unlike Squidward who was still yelling and struggling along the way. They gave him a final thud in the stomach and punched him into the police car.

"What's gonne happen to us, Squidward?..." Spongebob asked scared with tears inn his eyes.
"I don't know, Spongebob..."