<prompt> Human: So ill start from the beginning. A few years ago i lost my front tooth, and couldnt afford to get a new one. Company i worked for, whos name i wont disclose, promised me they were going to pay for me to get a permanent tooth. My supervisor approached me one day while i was out in the yard working, and told me that as a wedding present they would be buying me a new tooth. I never asked them to buy me one, but they wanted to thank me for the hard work and time i put into the company, and also make sure i looked good for the wedding pictures. I was so happy and so was my fiance. It was the nicest thing any company had ever done for me before, and i was very grateful for them. They made an appointment for me to go to their company dentist, and i got my date to get my bridge. Now a day before the appointment, they told me to cancel the appointment, because they wanted to try and find a better deal. Apparently he was charging them too much money and they wanted me to go someplace cheaper. This was a red flag to me, but they seemed sincere and assured me they were working on something for me. So i canceled and waited. This should have been my first warning sign that they had no intention of paying for my tooth.Two months went by, and they didnt tell me anything. I was starting to think that they were going to bail on their offer, but any time i asked about it they kept assuring me they would honor the agreement. Last month they laid me off, and during the comversation my supervisor assured me they were honoring the agreement to pay for my tooth. My supervisor brought up the tooth, i didnt even ask about it. I had assumed they werent going to pay for it anymore. He assured me the company was going to pay for it and honor that agreement. They told me they would be in touch with me once they worked something out. Well i went to a family friend and got the work done for a discount also. When i gave them the bill, they informed me that they had never intended to pay for my bill. They told me they had no idea who told me that despite 4 managers proudly telling it to me and said i had to pay for it myself. Not only did they refuse to pay, but they made me look dumb for thinking they ever told me they were going to do it. I was furious. The only reason i got the work done was because they promised me they were going to do it.So now here i am with a dental bill, because i trusted my employer to honor their promise. There is also nothing i can do about it, because it wasnt in writing and i cannot prove they promised to pay for it. I also know this is my own fault, i was stupid for not trusting my instincts. So if your employer promises you a raise, to pay for something, or to do anything for you. Always, and i cannot stress this enough, always get it in writting. Edit: this got a lot more traction then i thought it would. I want to thank everyone for their kind words, as well as others who were more harsh. Listening to users here, i have decided to sit down with a lawyer and look into legal action against my former employeers. I know this upsets some users, but i am not the kind of person who just jumps into things without planning first. Ive already made a lot of mistakes, i want to try and avoid any other ones. I will speak to the lawyer, and send an email to my boss asking for a more detailed explanation as to why they are no longer paying. As always, you guys are awesome and thank you!  <response>: Im always surprised that people hesitate to get promises in writing. Its stupidly easy and not at all rude. You can do it in one step. After you get the oral promise, send an email:Hey my boss name,Just want to confirm our earlier conversation that you promised me X. Just want to make sure I didnt misunderstand you. Let me know if I can go ahead and Do Y relying on your promise. Thanks! See you at happy hour after work Friday.Sincerely, Your nameIf they reply to your email you now have it in writing. Its that simple. If he doesnt reply you know immediately he wasnt serious. 