Quote Originally Posted by Kodieh View Post
Hah. If that was the case, I'd shut my trap. Quite frankly, the way this manager puts it is that either it gets done or else. That night, I was headed to clock out at 12:50 because I got to work early so I could leave early and she tried to decide for me that I should work until one. "Well, you've got 10 minutes so-"; I cut her off and told her that regardless of what she could come up with, I was leaving because I worked my 8 hours.

I'm fairly certain they cannot get me in trouble for leaving when my shift is officially over. As long as I play by the actual rules that we've played by for the last 7 months, there is nothing they can do. If the little chit-chat crap about working until the jobs done then I'm going to tell them my shift is over at 1 A.M. regardless and if that's such a big deal they should staff our crew properly. Can you believe they hired temps on for the "winter" (These guys started three days ago, and we've already got all of the christmas stuff in) instead of hiring on schmoes to staff our crew the right way?

I guess what I'm saying is life IS not fair, right now, but I'll do what I feel is right and go from there.
Hey, I hear you about what they are pulling. I didn't mean to be insensitive but unfortunately in this economy it just the reality. They have the luxury of 10 more people lined up to take your job if you don't want to play their game. So like alot of others have posted, you can play their game or find another job. And while they cant fire you for playing by the actual rules, they can always find a way to eliminate a situation that isn't working for them, or make it miserable enough that you decide to go elsewhere. Best of luck to you and be prepared to take whatever they may throw at you. Remember, the house always wins.