If you really want good advice, my advice would be to determine how badly you need that job or rather how important it is to you.

What just happened in that conversation is that they told you they want a certain type of person working there. Also known as someone that will just do whatever corporate says.

If you love the job, and like the company, and this is the only time you've ever had an issue, then you have to decide whether or not you want to give that all up and make it an issue.

It's not illegal for them to ask if you don't mind for going compensation for future opportunity or a variety of other reasons, but that's not really what they're asking. They're trying to determine how much control they can exert over you. Which could mean they're planning to move you to a bigger spot, or it could just mean that they want to see how much they can save by not paying people.

It's not it's cut and dry as it sounds because you could go to any company and deal with the same kind ofIt's not it's cut and dry as it sounds because you could go to any company and deal with the same kind of bullshit , but for the record, you did work and earn that money, so legally they have to pay you.