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Workplace making me stay behind for unpaid work
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowTips for being on time to workStaying at work for convenienceOfficial work hours for nonexemptIs it unethical for an unpaid intern to arrive late frequently?Caused unnecessary work for colleaguesIf I make a program do my work for me in an IT office job, could that deduct from my worked hours?Is my manager allowed to tell me to stay behind until I finish something?How to stay sharp and not sleepy at workMeeting scheduled outside of work hours for support teamEmail to ask for work
‘Making me’ may sound extreme, but I feel like it’s true.
I am on duty to close down the building once a week after work. It’s mostly all manual activities but there is a long list of them including locking up the fire exit, all shutters down, switching off all computers etc.
However our phone and doors stay on/open until the second we close. And I don’t get paid after we close. You can’t request overtime, my manager must arrange it in advance to get paid. So needless to stay I try to close up what I can while there’s still another member of my team in the building, but some things just have to wait till all clients and staff are gone.
So at closing time I’m doing a mad dash round all the list. Woe betide if I miss something on this long list. I can do free overtime for 10 minutes or so but I have somewhere to be, and also I’m not getting paid, so I emphatically do not want to linger any longer than I have to.
However several of the big bosses (who my manager reports to) are coming out with instructions/requests/general complaints all in the last 15 minutes and sometimes beyond. They no doubt are getting paid to stay late. (I should add that they have keys to get out if they’re staying very late).
How can I handle this? They seem to have no sense that I’ve finished work and am doing a favour by running around packing up unpaid. Should I speak to my manager first? Raise it in a meeting? Or is there a more productive way I can pack up/respond to their interruptions?
I’m on my own the last half hour, so I can’t leave the phone/front desk area during this time till we officially close.
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‘Making me’ may sound extreme, but I feel like it’s true.
I am on duty to close down the building once a week after work. It’s mostly all manual activities but there is a long list of them including locking up the fire exit, all shutters down, switching off all computers etc.
However our phone and doors stay on/open until the second we close. And I don’t get paid after we close. You can’t request overtime, my manager must arrange it in advance to get paid. So needless to stay I try to close up what I can while there’s still another member of my team in the building, but some things just have to wait till all clients and staff are gone.
So at closing time I’m doing a mad dash round all the list. Woe betide if I miss something on this long list. I can do free overtime for 10 minutes or so but I have somewhere to be, and also I’m not getting paid, so I emphatically do not want to linger any longer than I have to.
However several of the big bosses (who my manager reports to) are coming out with instructions/requests/general complaints all in the last 15 minutes and sometimes beyond. They no doubt are getting paid to stay late. (I should add that they have keys to get out if they’re staying very late).
How can I handle this? They seem to have no sense that I’ve finished work and am doing a favour by running around packing up unpaid. Should I speak to my manager first? Raise it in a meeting? Or is there a more productive way I can pack up/respond to their interruptions?
I’m on my own the last half hour, so I can’t leave the phone/front desk area during this time till we officially close.
work-time
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Who assigned these responsibilities to you?
– sf02
5 hours ago
My manager. I’m covering for someone who’s going to be off for weeks, possibly who will quit.
– Oorni
5 hours ago
1
How much overtime? 10 minutes once a week?
– Adriano Repetti
5 hours ago
6
You should indicate the country you are in. Employment laws vary significantly between countries. Also indicate the nature of your employment. In the US salaried employees do not have set hours for example, but hourly do and are required by law to be paid for all hours worked.
– Bill Leeper
5 hours ago
You could always just ask to come in late to make up for leaving late.
– Trevor D
4 hours ago
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‘Making me’ may sound extreme, but I feel like it’s true.
I am on duty to close down the building once a week after work. It’s mostly all manual activities but there is a long list of them including locking up the fire exit, all shutters down, switching off all computers etc.
However our phone and doors stay on/open until the second we close. And I don’t get paid after we close. You can’t request overtime, my manager must arrange it in advance to get paid. So needless to stay I try to close up what I can while there’s still another member of my team in the building, but some things just have to wait till all clients and staff are gone.
So at closing time I’m doing a mad dash round all the list. Woe betide if I miss something on this long list. I can do free overtime for 10 minutes or so but I have somewhere to be, and also I’m not getting paid, so I emphatically do not want to linger any longer than I have to.
However several of the big bosses (who my manager reports to) are coming out with instructions/requests/general complaints all in the last 15 minutes and sometimes beyond. They no doubt are getting paid to stay late. (I should add that they have keys to get out if they’re staying very late).
How can I handle this? They seem to have no sense that I’ve finished work and am doing a favour by running around packing up unpaid. Should I speak to my manager first? Raise it in a meeting? Or is there a more productive way I can pack up/respond to their interruptions?
I’m on my own the last half hour, so I can’t leave the phone/front desk area during this time till we officially close.
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‘Making me’ may sound extreme, but I feel like it’s true.
I am on duty to close down the building once a week after work. It’s mostly all manual activities but there is a long list of them including locking up the fire exit, all shutters down, switching off all computers etc.
However our phone and doors stay on/open until the second we close. And I don’t get paid after we close. You can’t request overtime, my manager must arrange it in advance to get paid. So needless to stay I try to close up what I can while there’s still another member of my team in the building, but some things just have to wait till all clients and staff are gone.
So at closing time I’m doing a mad dash round all the list. Woe betide if I miss something on this long list. I can do free overtime for 10 minutes or so but I have somewhere to be, and also I’m not getting paid, so I emphatically do not want to linger any longer than I have to.
However several of the big bosses (who my manager reports to) are coming out with instructions/requests/general complaints all in the last 15 minutes and sometimes beyond. They no doubt are getting paid to stay late. (I should add that they have keys to get out if they’re staying very late).
How can I handle this? They seem to have no sense that I’ve finished work and am doing a favour by running around packing up unpaid. Should I speak to my manager first? Raise it in a meeting? Or is there a more productive way I can pack up/respond to their interruptions?
I’m on my own the last half hour, so I can’t leave the phone/front desk area during this time till we officially close.
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Who assigned these responsibilities to you?
– sf02
5 hours ago
My manager. I’m covering for someone who’s going to be off for weeks, possibly who will quit.
– Oorni
5 hours ago
1
How much overtime? 10 minutes once a week?
– Adriano Repetti
5 hours ago
6
You should indicate the country you are in. Employment laws vary significantly between countries. Also indicate the nature of your employment. In the US salaried employees do not have set hours for example, but hourly do and are required by law to be paid for all hours worked.
– Bill Leeper
5 hours ago
You could always just ask to come in late to make up for leaving late.
– Trevor D
4 hours ago
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Who assigned these responsibilities to you?
– sf02
5 hours ago
My manager. I’m covering for someone who’s going to be off for weeks, possibly who will quit.
– Oorni
5 hours ago
1
How much overtime? 10 minutes once a week?
– Adriano Repetti
5 hours ago
6
You should indicate the country you are in. Employment laws vary significantly between countries. Also indicate the nature of your employment. In the US salaried employees do not have set hours for example, but hourly do and are required by law to be paid for all hours worked.
– Bill Leeper
5 hours ago
You could always just ask to come in late to make up for leaving late.
– Trevor D
4 hours ago
1
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Who assigned these responsibilities to you?
– sf02
5 hours ago
Who assigned these responsibilities to you?
– sf02
5 hours ago
My manager. I’m covering for someone who’s going to be off for weeks, possibly who will quit.
– Oorni
5 hours ago
My manager. I’m covering for someone who’s going to be off for weeks, possibly who will quit.
– Oorni
5 hours ago
1
1
How much overtime? 10 minutes once a week?
– Adriano Repetti
5 hours ago
How much overtime? 10 minutes once a week?
– Adriano Repetti
5 hours ago
6
6
You should indicate the country you are in. Employment laws vary significantly between countries. Also indicate the nature of your employment. In the US salaried employees do not have set hours for example, but hourly do and are required by law to be paid for all hours worked.
– Bill Leeper
5 hours ago
You should indicate the country you are in. Employment laws vary significantly between countries. Also indicate the nature of your employment. In the US salaried employees do not have set hours for example, but hourly do and are required by law to be paid for all hours worked.
– Bill Leeper
5 hours ago
You could always just ask to come in late to make up for leaving late.
– Trevor D
4 hours ago
You could always just ask to come in late to make up for leaving late.
– Trevor D
4 hours ago
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Is that legal in your country/city/state? You could report them to the appropriate authority.
Or, you could simply do it, and rearrange your personal schedule.
Or, you could simply tell your boss you HAVE to leave when your shift ends. Do it again, and again, and he may get the idea.
Or sit down with him and simply tell him you're not being paid for the time, you don't feel they should expect unpaid time from people. Maybe suggest coming in late on the days you have to close up?
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Is that legal in your country/city/state? You could report them to the appropriate authority.
Or, you could simply do it, and rearrange your personal schedule.
Or, you could simply tell your boss you HAVE to leave when your shift ends. Do it again, and again, and he may get the idea.
Or sit down with him and simply tell him you're not being paid for the time, you don't feel they should expect unpaid time from people. Maybe suggest coming in late on the days you have to close up?
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Is that legal in your country/city/state? You could report them to the appropriate authority.
Or, you could simply do it, and rearrange your personal schedule.
Or, you could simply tell your boss you HAVE to leave when your shift ends. Do it again, and again, and he may get the idea.
Or sit down with him and simply tell him you're not being paid for the time, you don't feel they should expect unpaid time from people. Maybe suggest coming in late on the days you have to close up?
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Is that legal in your country/city/state? You could report them to the appropriate authority.
Or, you could simply do it, and rearrange your personal schedule.
Or, you could simply tell your boss you HAVE to leave when your shift ends. Do it again, and again, and he may get the idea.
Or sit down with him and simply tell him you're not being paid for the time, you don't feel they should expect unpaid time from people. Maybe suggest coming in late on the days you have to close up?
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Is that legal in your country/city/state? You could report them to the appropriate authority.
Or, you could simply do it, and rearrange your personal schedule.
Or, you could simply tell your boss you HAVE to leave when your shift ends. Do it again, and again, and he may get the idea.
Or sit down with him and simply tell him you're not being paid for the time, you don't feel they should expect unpaid time from people. Maybe suggest coming in late on the days you have to close up?
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Who assigned these responsibilities to you?
– sf02
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My manager. I’m covering for someone who’s going to be off for weeks, possibly who will quit.
– Oorni
5 hours ago
1
How much overtime? 10 minutes once a week?
– Adriano Repetti
5 hours ago
6
You should indicate the country you are in. Employment laws vary significantly between countries. Also indicate the nature of your employment. In the US salaried employees do not have set hours for example, but hourly do and are required by law to be paid for all hours worked.
– Bill Leeper
5 hours ago
You could always just ask to come in late to make up for leaving late.
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