'You guys can't come bothering us for a walkout when we are having a meeting': Server shares how their manager forces them to wait after clocking out

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Oct 6, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

Requiring your workers to complete work-related tasks while off the clock presents a range of moral, ethical, and legal issues. Still, it's incredibly common in certain industries with different policies being put into place that attempt to hide the true intentions. At the end of the day, the design of these policies is to keep costs down, reducing labor by shaving off "unnecessary" time at the end of shifts by requiring workers to clock out before they are completed, which means that workers are completing those "unnecessary" necessary tasks on their own time. 

A great example of this is the common practice in retail in which employers schedule workers' shifts to end at the same time the doors are supposed to lock when the work is seldom (if ever) finished at exactly that time.

This worker works at a national chain store and is frustrated with the company's practice of making employees wait for extended periods after clocking out to receive tips and for managers to "walk them out." Despite accommodating availability, the company often holds employees beyond their scheduled out time. The worker is seeking advice on how to address these issues, which collectively impact employees' time and earnings significantly.

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    Font - Job requires us to wait after clocking out to leave Every day we work, at the end of our shifts we clock out, then wait in line with customers to receive our tips from the cashier line. Normally when we are waiting in line its 5- 10 minutes, then after we receive our tips we have to wait for a manager to "walk us out" which depending on the day can be instant (if they are by the cashiers and not busy) to
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    Font - an additional 5-10 minutes. Now it may not sound that bad but it's essentially 10-20 minutes for EVERY shift and every person. Today there was multiple people waiting for a manager to walk us out (keep in mind there are 5 managers on the floor today). I went and asked for a walk out after about 8 minutes after clocking out (after they had been called multiple times over our headsets). She came after a minute or two then proceeded to state "You guys cant come bothering us for a walk out wh
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    Font - said, im getting quite frustrated with the way they handle us getting our cash and leaving. This isn't a "mom and pop" shop, its a national chain with all stores being corporate owned. We are also not allowed to go into the back to do anything including clock out after our check. They also don't respect our schedule, they accommodate availability (they wont schedule you on a day you are unavailable) but they don't allow us to leave when our shift is supposed to be over, many days i have b
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    Font - For the TLDR: company requires us to stay after clocking out and makes little effort to minimize the time spent after clocking out. I know individually its not necessarily a large amount of money, but collectively it is massive. Any advice?
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    Font - GratuitousSadism What is stopping you from leaving after you have your tips? They can't physically force you to stay at work or assume that you don't have other so going on that you need to take care of. S Like the other comment said, this is wage theft. It's not legal and you should talk with your coworkers about how this situation is going to be resolved. 357 Reply Share performanceclause not to the coworkers, report to the department of labor, they can have a proper chat with the manag
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    Font - MartiniD Nope once you are clocked out you are free to go. If they insist on "escorting" you out or whatever you stay clocked in until it's actually time to leave. This is wage theft and illegal apparently it actually isnt 123 Reply Share Baked4210ng OP Unless i came back into the server areas i cannot clock out after my walk out, which then they would want to walk me out again..... so unless they installed a computer by the door i cant ever clock out when im legally supposed to 28 Reply
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    Font - People_be_Sheeple It's 100% wage theft. Those minutes per employee add up. Contact a class action employment lawyer in your state. Reply Share 659
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    Font - QueenDramatica Why do you need to be walked out? That seems so odd to me. 71 ↓ Reply Share Baked4210ng OP Its a restaurant with a attached gift shop (you can probably guess the name), they apparently have had issues with theft before so they check out all employees as they leave the building, in front of a security camera. They have made it part of their policy, training materials, etc. 55 Reply Share ...
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    Font - HodlMyBanana LongTime "Just to let you know, I'm not clocking out until I'm allow to actually leave going forward" ↑ 35+ Reply Share Baked4210ng OP Thats the plan so far, just without the telling them part, i am going to get my money, ask for a walk out then wait by the computer until a manager is ready then clock out and go. Its still not after the check but atleast its closer to my real paid time than before 33 Reply Share
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    Font - tcrex2525. They can't mke you stay after clocking out. Someone explain to me how that is different from being unlawfully detained... Reply Share 20
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