Today, I had a 10-hour shift that started at 5 a.m. We can't leave until relief comes and we don't get paid for overtime if our relief is late. The good news is my relief came early. The bad news is he went on a smoke break and never came back. They want me to stay until we close and I'm the only cashier. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to work on my day off for some overtime. I’m not to leave my position until relief arrives. Twelve hours after my shift was supposed to be over, my boss calls me, asking if I can work another 8 hours at a different post, not knowing I’ve already worked 20 hours straight because the system rebooted. I didn’t get paid overtime. FML
Today, I had to work a double shift after my relief called in "sick" just so he could go to a party. FML
Today, while working at my job at a lumber/hardware store, my coworker told me he was taking an hour break instead of the usual half-hour. Not only did he leave me with a store packed with customers on Customer Appreciation Day, but he never came back until closing time. FML
Today, I covered a 10-hour shift for a sick coworker. Glad to earn some extra money for the holidays, I went to clock out. I hadn't even clocked in when I first got there at 7 am. FML
Today, 30 minutes before I was supposed to quit work at 6pm, my boss showed up. After telling him how the day went, he asked why I was still there. Apparently, for the holiday, we close early. 4 hours earlier. FML
Today, I'm a cashier in a grocery store. The visiting regional manager tore me a new one for being lazy. His reason? After working a double shift with no break, I decided to sit down for a minute when things got slow. FML
Today, at the job I've had for eight years, I finally got the raise I was supposed to get a year ago. One hour later I found out the store was closing and we were all out of a job in two weeks. FML
Today, after working 12 shifts in the past 8 days at 2 jobs and thinking today was a day off, I got the call that I misread my schedule and I was in fact scheduled. Got off at 2:30 am, work again at 9 am with 9 shifts to go this week. FML
Today, I started a new job. The hours are long, but I didn't mind as I could REALLY use the overtime. Turns out, they don't pay over time. I'm just expected to go "above and beyond for the company." FML
Today, my job has a policy where you can only have two breaks if you work 7 hours or more. I've recently been assigned multiple strings of 6 hour 45 minute shifts. And no, I can't work 15 minutes of overtime so I can have the extra break. FML
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Top comments
xx000o 27
Time to start smoking.
darkshadus 10
You must work for Walmart they tried that with me and I said "overtime or I'm leaving" they can't force you to work a second shift.
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Comments (76)
chicagossirish 7
ill take reasons im glad im in a good union for 400 Alex
caliguy08 17
You need to re-think your career path. If your work has you working 10 hour shifts with no overtime pay... and would have you stay on if your "relief" decides not to show up.... that's not right You need a job that has a better Human Resources department
trucker2 33
Lol- the drunk side of me said pull the fire alarm- bet your ass they'll call someone in- and customers can not be in the store- I'll see my self out
ScottyR78 5
They have to pay you for the time you worked. No if and or buts about it. If you're scheduled shift is for 10 hours, and you work 11. You have to be paid for that 11th hour i also hope they are following your states meal break laws, too!
bartsj88 6
"they have to pay you for the time you worked" That's the not issue. It never said OP was doing it for free. It's just that OP wouldn't make OVERTIME. Not Getting paid overtime is not the same thing as not getting paid at all.
bartsj88 6
Sounds like a shitty work environment but if that is how the company works and if that is legal, then you either have to deal with it because you voluntarily took the position with the reasonable assumption that you should have been aware of that situation or you can quit and find something else.
rhiannonleesarah 14
Screw that I'd just walk out
fyl7899 12
Oh yes, this sounds JUST like my job at CVS!
paige_g2013 16
I really hope you didn't stay OP. If they're not going to pay you for the extra hours that you'd be staying, you don't have to stay.
jvanevery 19
you should get the overtime the relief showed up and then bailed you do get straight time for All Hours worked?
heartsoflions 16
I hope you told them "no."