My boss is very strict about clocking out on time. If we work even 5 minutes over, we get written up. This is impossible when you have a customer at the time you are supposed to be leaving. I have to clock out at a certain time each night however i have to stay until my register is closed. Last night I waited 40minutes off the clock till I could leave. I am scheduled to get off half an hour bofore the cashier. The cashier has time to close her register and do what she neeed to while I have to clock out and wait. I am scheduled to get off at 6 this evening but know I will we there till 6 30 with 30 minutes of free time for my employer while I am standing around waiting. I am not actually doing anything but can't leave so I am not on my own time really. ALso my register was short last night (not my doing because several people use the register during the day and it is only emptied at closing. If I leave tonight before my register is closed, it might look suspicious.
2006-06-25 05:41:37 · 15 answers · asked by reallyfedup 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
We have only a few employees at closing so there is no one to cover for me so I can leave on time.
2006-06-25 05:42:26 · update #1
I work for a store in a large nationwide chain and I cant talk to any of management because they are the problem and they came as a group so they are all in together.
2006-06-25 06:01:57 · update #2
It sounds unfair, since you're there for the employer's benefit. I would check with your state's Labor Department.
2006-06-26 01:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by AnOrdinaryGuy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get another job. How can many people use the same register with no lock out for the individual? Somethings wrong. Find a real place of employment. You could be accused of stealing, sounds like no one would help or protect you.
2006-06-25 12:45:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you've kept track of all the time you've worked over after clocking out. That's illegal! Contact your state's Attorney General's Office, and ask them what can be done about an employer who makes you work after clocking out. They should be able to do something to your boss, and it might result in your getting back pay for all those times you worked off the clock.
Good luck!
2006-06-25 12:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with your state employment guidelines...
If you are schedule to work 10-6, and are required to take customers until close (say at 6pm) then you should be paid for the time you are actually there closing your drawer, etc.
If you are scheduled 10-6 and the store doesn't close until 9pm... leave promptly at 6:01.
2006-06-25 12:47:21 · answer #4 · answered by Laurie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should quit and find a different job. There are way more jobs that pays you more and provide you with the respect you deserve. I would start with a Temp Agency, they usually have jobs that pays somewhat well and if you get hired on a permanent position, the pay range is usually higher. Don't use the Newspaper, those jobs are usually dead-ends and the pay is way below what you are worth.
Not trying to advertise, but the temp agency that I use, and they are nationwide. It's called AccounTemps. Their website:
http://www.accountemps.com/
GOOD LUCK
2006-06-25 13:17:47 · answer #5 · answered by Inquisit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What your manager is forcing you to do is completely illogical and I think it would be in your best interest if you 1) talked to someone higher up in the company to discuss this problem with or 2) find a new job. There's no reason you should have to work under those kinds of conditions.
2006-06-25 12:46:16 · answer #6 · answered by sft2hrdtco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's illegal to be forced to work off the clock. I would talk to someone at the labor board or in human resources. Believe it or not the unemployment office has a lot of information on workers right so don't be shy about contacting them.
2006-06-25 21:04:13 · answer #7 · answered by donnabbb43 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a real dilemma because I'm sure you need this job or you would have left long ago. My advice is talk to the labor board and see if your employer is doing anything that can be called illegal ( we know it is immoral ), and frankly, I would start looking for a job that will appreciate your hard work and your loyality.
2006-06-25 12:49:14 · answer #8 · answered by ldylopes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's happening is illegal. You are required, by law, to be compensated for time you work. You need to talk to your boss, or go over his head. Or, you can make it very clear that you need to count down your register so you can leave when you have to clock out. How old is your manager? If he/she is young, they might be oblivious to the fact that what they are doing is illegal.
2006-06-25 12:46:18 · answer #9 · answered by Amy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a major problem in the workforce today. Your boss is a greedy idiot whos trying to get something done for nothing which sounds like a breach of the Fair Labor standards.
2006-06-25 12:55:24 · answer #10 · answered by bmxcollections 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋