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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 7:33 pm
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 11:26 pm
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 5:25 pm
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 10:06 pm
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 9:55 am
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 10:31 am
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 10:25 pm
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facebook post So, I have a conundrum. My store manager, one of the shift managers, and several coworkers have the habit of working off the clock. I've been there a year, and fought it as much as I could, but do not always win. It's bothered me for all this time. Both legally and ethically, I feel that one deserves to be paid for work performed. stop paying, stop working. Unfortunately, nobody else seems to think this way. Tonight, I confronted my store manager via text so there is documentation of the matter. He talked to me verbally to say his take on it is "There are times when it is slow and we are doing nothing. We stay off the clock to make up for that time." I told him that I do not wish to work off the clock at all. He responded with how he does not have a problem with that, but when he sees me on my phone or not working for any reason (even if it is dead slow), I should clock out. Currently, I don't know how serious he was. Still . . . it bothers me. I need this job and repeatedly said I am not wanting to cause a problem, but I do not want to work off the clock, and it's illegal. So, should I just grin and bear it, or hold my ground? I really don't like where I'm sitting right now.
That is the problem where I now sit. Be true to myself (and the freakin law), or relent and keep my fat out of the fire at work.
@darkscarlettvixen- Glad to see you around! The album is that good, ne? |
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 3:30 pm
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@DSV:
I enjoy Lindsey's music as well.
Have you heard of or are you a fan of Pentatonix?
Alexander Magnus facebook post So, I have a conundrum. My store manager, one of the shift managers, and several coworkers have the habit of working off the clock. I've been there a year, and fought it as much as I could, but do not always win. It's bothered me for all this time. Both legally and ethically, I feel that one deserves to be paid for work performed. stop paying, stop working. Unfortunately, nobody else seems to think this way. Tonight, I confronted my store manager via text so there is documentation of the matter. He talked to me verbally to say his take on it is "There are times when it is slow and we are doing nothing. We stay off the clock to make up for that time." I told him that I do not wish to work off the clock at all. He responded with how he does not have a problem with that, but when he sees me on my phone or not working for any reason (even if it is dead slow), I should clock out. Currently, I don't know how serious he was. Still . . . it bothers me. I need this job and repeatedly said I am not wanting to cause a problem, but I do not want to work off the clock, and it's illegal. So, should I just grin and bear it, or hold my ground? I really don't like where I'm sitting right now. That is the problem where I now sit. Be true to myself (and the freakin law), or relent and keep my fat out of the fire at work. @darkscarlettvixen- Glad to see you around! The album is that good, ne?
That's a messy situation for sure. While salaried employees are expected to work until the job is done (which is legal), hourly employees have to be clocked in to work, like you say.
If your store manager is salaried, it's okay for him, but I doubt anybody else is salaried. You are correct in that work=pay which logically implies noWork = noPay. You are on the clock when it is slow in your restaurant to attend to store needs not directly related to customers and to serve a customer the moment they arrive/call. I can understand why businesses don't like paying employees during slow spells, but such is the nature of business with the laws we currently have (lest there be incessant clock in/out, which wastes everyboy's time, especially payroll's). While what your store manager says is logical enough (in that it could be argued as fair), that does not make it legal.
My advice would be to hold your ground. No business can rightfully expect you work off the clock, and they certainly can't fire you for it. As for the fact that they won't like that, the best I can do is to suggest that you work your hardest and be the best employee you can be. That way, in their minds, you'll have earned your pay despite the slow times. There's no ideal way out of the situation sadly...
It's similar to the laws concerning internships, which people seem to sidestep w/ loopholes or ignore outright.
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 10:05 pm
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 4:20 pm
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 6:27 pm
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 4:03 pm
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 9:44 pm
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 3:31 pm
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