Employee's Horrible Boss Denies Request to Switch Shift, Gets Revenge By Working OT Against Company Policy

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    Font - No OT but you won't swap me to day shift? Ok, boss. SOC This was originally posted as a comment to another thread but some said it needs to be its own post so, here ya go: My work (aviation) was on a no OT at all rut for awhile in 2021. No biggie to most of us but the bosses were strict with every single minute because the higher ups were watching the time charging as well to make sure no OT was being clocked.
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    Font - I got a new job within my company that was requiring me to move. I was working second shift (1400- 2300 M-F) at the time so when I'd get to work and answer all the HR emails, I would be behind on the check list I'd have to complete prior to moving. So I did the logical thing and emailed my then supervisor and asked to be transferred to day shift so I could be in the building during the day time to talk to HR otherwise I was going to miss my transfer date. My supervisor emails me back and
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    Font - So I began my day at 0900 so I could email and Teams chat with various HR reps during the day and then go to work in the afternoon. I logged every minute and being that I had a company laptop I know they can see my login activity so I would have back up if they tried to claim I was stealing time.
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    Font - Fast forward a week and the site manager (supervisors boss) pulls me into his off and wants to know why I have almost 20 hours of OT for the previous week when we aren't allowed any OT. I explain to him I was given permission from the supervisor. Site manager calls the supervisor in. Supervisor says he gave no such permission. I tell them both about the email response, offer to send it to them and print it up should they need. My supervisor got as red as fire truck, site manger said your
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    Font - iBorked +2.5 hr. ago "Asking me to close the door as I left", hahahahahahahahaaaaa h. That did not end as your supervisor imagined.
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    Font - crewchief0206 OP. 3 hr. ago He didn't get fired but he didn't speak to me at all for the remaining three weeks I had onsite until I was walking out the door on the last day. I said "have a good one." He said "yup". Lmao. Not my issue.
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    Font - lordph8 2 hr. ago Well, I mean he wanted you to work for free, by not working for free the company had to pay out 20hr of OT for one guy to avoid liability... As far as managerial mistakes go, smeh, that one isn't that costly. Now the 7 figure mistakes... They hurt.
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    Font - gotnotendies 1 hr. ago This is bad management top to bottom. Word comes from the top for no OT, because the execs at the top have no idea what their people actually do. All middle managers get punished for any OT line items, and when they try to stop it (because they are given no options), issues like these come to light. Entire companies and industries like these should be seriously fined. OP might've been diligent about all of this, but I am pretty sure most other people were still work
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    Font - sixblackgeese · 1 hr. ago You can't fine a company for asking its employees not to work ot. That's ridiculous. Vote Reply Share reall1 1 hr. ago You should be able to fine a company for coercing their employees to work for free.
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    Font - mythslayer1 42 min. ago I think you missed the point. The company was asking the employee to still work, but do it for free. That is illegal and it is called wage theft. In my career I started as a manager at new facility. The company had just been fined millions of dollars and had to pay 3x the original amount the employees owed.
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    Font - The company fought it but lost every appeal and were required to pay out just before I got there. This was something that they had been doing company wide. Across state borders. Keypoint. Meanwhile, corporate heads were rolling as the government also opened RICO investigations against the very high ups and were going after lower execs to get them to turn.
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    Font - I stayed there 6 months. To say it was a hostile work environment is an understatement. Resume was up to date and out from the time I got the story once there.
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    Font - bonkers799 55 min. ago Talking about a waste of money. You probably dont even need a supervisor if you didnt talk to him once in 3 weeks.
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    Font - KonChaiMudPi. 3 hr. ago Yup, "use your work laptop to answer these emails at home" start your work day from home. Supervisor needs to think before they speak lol. Don't ask me to work extra and then expect not to pay me for it.
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    Font - crewchief0206 OP - 3 hr. ago Exactly. And I was working on a government contract at the time as an hourly employee. Time charging was a semi- annual class I was required to take per the government. So this stooge really thought I was going to answer emails from home for HR regarding a move and job transfer for the company and now charge the time. I am happy to say he's not with my company anymore. Though this was not the instance that got him fired.

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