Literally an hour ago my boss tells me he doesn't think I'm working fast enough because things aren't always getting finished. I tell him that six months ago the labour budget was reasonable and but now I have half as many hours to do the same amount of work.

He tells me it can't be helped, the labour budget is what it is. I tell him that the work can't be helped without more labour, because it is what it is.

Anyway, I guess what I learned on the job is if you use management's own words against them you'll get written up

Boss said, last year's performance met expectations, so we are all not getting any bonus.

What?? Hold on. It's a performance-based bonus. This directly translates to a bonus-based performance, effective immediately.

Fuck the company, I don't work for peanuts.