A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Last week, the hubby got some potentially good news: he was being considered for an advanced position at his company! Yay! It would be a change in shift (5am-1pm) but definitely something we could work with. He would have to drive his own vehicle to work instead of riding with me and that would require a little more in gas every week, but the company would pay for his parking. The position was offering salary instead of his current hourly (which accrues about 7.5 hours of OT per week as he works 10 hour days with a 1/2 hour lunch) and the salary would be more money for less time worked as the new shift would only be 8 hours. Sounds like a match made in heaven! Suddenly new possibilities were opening up for us! A vacation might be on the horizon! Then, "oh no Mr. Bill, it's Mr. Sluggo"! The following day his boss informs him that OT is going to be cut on his current shift and there will be no salary for the new shift and "oh, by the way, you can start tomorrow right"? My husband explains to his boss that it doesn't make sense to take the shift now because we would be shelling out an extra $200 a month on gas when he could stay in his current position and save the gas money by riding with me. His boss tells him that he is being "petty"! I mean honestly, is his boss so rich that $200 a month is petty to him? Somehow I doubt it. Not only is it an extra $200 a month in gas, but without OT, that's about a $14k a year salary cut! I'm so miffed. Right now they are in negotiations about the salary and whatnot, but I just don't understand how his boss could quote him a salary and want him to start right away and then just pull the rug out from under him and expect my husband to still want to take the job! I'm just hoping it doesn't come down to bullying my husband out of ANY job now because he's upset his precious boss! Guess the economy is giving companies carte blanche to be ruthless because the alternative is no job at all?