'They sent me home due to low workload': Manager forces workers to use PTO after sending them home early
Certain organizations, especially within certain industries, love to save on labor, and one of the ways they do this is by sending workers home from a scheduled shift when things are quiet to try and keep from being overstaffed. Of course, predictably, as soon as the manager has sent someone home, you'll end up with the biggest rush of customers you've ever experienced, ensuring that the rest of the day is going to be a living nightmare—and no one will be getting any breaks.
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Usually, managers will ask for volunteers before attempting to send someone home, thereby ensuring that everyone is happy. In university, I would happily accept going home early from the restaurant where I worked since I had plenty of things I'd rather be doing anyway… Usually, they would end up regretting being down a man. Of course, when no one wants to go home because everyone needs their hours in order to make rent, things can get contentious.
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This worker shared how their manager made the rounds on a slow day to see who might be willing to go home. The worker volunteered to "take one for the team," expecting that they wouldn't be paid for the hours they missed. Instead, their pay was topped up to 40 hours via usage of their PTO, something they weren't expecting or wanting to happen. Any attempts to dispute the issue just delayed the release of their paycheck, which led to them dropping the issue. Frustrated, they shared their experience with this online workplace community, sparking discussion about the practice of sending workers home and with readers giving their advice on what workers could do in this situation.
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