Today, I really didn't want to go to work. Still, I showed up for work early on the busiest night of the week and stayed back until past 10 p.m. Exhausted, I went to sign off the roster when I realised that, in fact, I was not rostered on for today at all. I'm on tomorrow, though. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I woke up at 2 a.m. and stayed up the rest of the night. I had to go to work from 3 to 11 and I ended up getting my coworker to leave early. As I was getting ready to leave, I found out that I wasn't scheduled today and that I now have to work this Saturday. FML
Today, after working all day and putting in hours of overtime, I realized I never clocked in. 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 was sick, so I went into work to see if I could get my shift covered, instead of just calling in. I ended up working an extra hour. FML
Today, I woke up at 5:30 and made the half hour drive to work only to find out that it was my day off. After finally getting back home and into bed, my boss called, requesting that I come back to work since I was "already up". FML
Today, I was told not to show up for work, after I showed up for work. FML
Today, I showed up to work at 6am, only to find out the schedule was changed. I wasn't actually supposed to be there until 9:15. My boss never told me this. I didn't get to go home either, he just said, "Oh well. Get to work." FML
Today, I got roped into work on my day off because the two new guys weren't showing up. My boss promised that I would get tomorrow off if I did, so I said okay. However, as soon as I came in and got all ready to go, guess who came in? FML
Today, I wasn't sure if I would have to go to work. My mom told me the night before that she would wake me up if I had to. I woke up, and seeing that it was past the time I normally go to work, I happily assumed I got called off. That is, until I got a phone call from my boss asking me why I wasn't there yet. FML
Today, I got called into work on my day off. I ended up being written up for being 15 minutes late to a shift I didn't even have. FML
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CAT47LOVE 19
just talk to your boss, im sure he will understand. if not then YDI anyway for not making sure you actually work that day. hope everything worked out.
Moerighan 23
And no one said anything? I hope it's just because the place busy and no one realised, not that anyone was taking advantage of you.
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Moerighan 23
And no one said anything? I hope it's just because the place busy and no one realised, not that anyone was taking advantage of you.
torrea 19
That sucks but it's on you for not being able to read your schedule or roster. Hope you like working for free unless you have a cool boss.
nattlecakes 19
"Cool boss" or not you can't legally do free work under an employer. OP has to get paid, they just don't get a day off in this case
deelar16 2
i wonder what you gain from being an asshole for no reason
aruden 25
Do they actually have to pay him? It's kind of a weird case, true a lot of this depends on what kind of job / work OP does. It's a weird scenario because OP's boss did not ask OP to come in nor authorize possible overtime (depending on how many hours OP has already worked that pay period). So is this something a business has to cover (anytime an employee decides to show up and work regardless of a schedule) or did OP indeed put in some free hours. It would be nice for OP to get compensation but regardless it's a lesson learned. Honestly don't know the answer.
AlficiaEff 6
This would be an interesting legal case to handle. I don't know laws in Victoria (or all of Australia, for that matter), but in Canada there are protections for the employer so employees can't just show up and do work and demand money. Of course the purpose of the law is not to disadvantage people in honest mistakes or miscommunications, so if you want to know the "spirit" of the law, even if the employer isn't legally required to pay OP, I could see OP having a legal case for demanding wages. Of course, this is all hypothetical and based on my assumptions. Just sort of thinking out loud here.
bretzeller 13
In the US, an employer would always have to pay under Federal law. I'd think any modern country would have similar regulations.
darkshadus 10
When I used to work for Walmart they was ask(tell them they had to) people to work "volunteer" time and vaguely imply that if they didn't they would get the shifts no one wanted because they weren't a "team" player that was if they would schedule them at all for two weeks
Lalala579121 28
Walmart isn't a great example to use because they're terrible employers. And a pretty terrible company in general. That situation is different because they actually get the employee's consent to work sometimes for free. Thus the employee has no case to get paid for those hours.
MisstressNicole 20
It is against Walmart company policy to work off the clock. Not only is it bolded in the employee handbook it was posted throughout employee areas. Also depending on what job you do, you wouldn't be able to perform your job as you need to be clocked in to use any electronic equipment.
CAT47LOVE 19
just talk to your boss, im sure he will understand. if not then YDI anyway for not making sure you actually work that day. hope everything worked out.
spirithound 13
Well obviously you were needed...
super_duck 9
yeah but it was their day off regardless, I worship all of my time off
foxesntea 22
Oh op, I'm sorry that's happen to me before. I went to work one day when I wasn't scheduled luckily my boss and I just had a laugh about it and she let me have the next day off, I hope your boss is understanding especially because you came and they clearly needed you.
Shut7ut 8
(Morgan Freeman voice) It was at this moment he knew he ****** up
Yarecho 14
Um, yea you do deserve it. When it comes to that, you should be more observant.
Jdgreen429 13
Just think of the OT you will have!
gavthewarealpaca 21
Do you at least get overtime pay?
thefmlman2011 37
That's happened to me before aswell.