Entitled manager bans overtime calling employee a 'time thief,' then blames employee after turning down last-minute million-dollar project: 'Let's agree to disagree, this has been one big miscommunication'

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    Posted by u/Away_Location 17 hours ago No overtime, no problem
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    Been working at this job for some years when I got a new manager. A month or so into her working there, she came into my office and told me I wasn't allowed to work overtime anymore
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    and if I have any issues, we can discuss it. The way she said it sounded like she was expecting this to really hurt me. I sent an email to confirm the conversation we had and her response basically said, "Correct, no more time theft!"
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    I didn't really like that accusation. I usually stayed a little late by 30 minutes at most to finish up projects. A lot of projects come in last minute and other managers were thankful for my help. So I quit
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    staying to finish projects and wouldn't start a new one if there wasn't enough time. No real issues but some projects started falling through the cracks. I let the other
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    managers know my manager told me no more overtime and I'm just following orders. Fast forward barely a month later. As I'm leaving for the day, she
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    rushes to me asking if I can work on, you guessed it, a last minute project. It's potentially worth millions! I explained how I've got plans and I'm not about to be a thief.
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    Next day was too quiet. In the afternoon, I get a request to have a meeting with my manager and HR. Usually you get a written complaint beforehand so I'm still a little off guard. I
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    could at least be a little prepared. At the meeting, my manager reads off grievances like it's an intervention. She frames it like I have antisocial behavioral issues, insubordinate, and I don't go the extra mile. If
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    you let her keep going, I wouldn't be surprised if I was somehow to blame for the company not reaching it's goals. When she finally finished (she had to have started writing that the night
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    before and into the next day), I asked if it's okay if I had my say. I pointed out a lot was just her opinion and I'm overall well liked. I always do exactly what she says.
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    However, my manager likes to constantly move projects around while I'm working on them and I'm not allowed overtime. She denies ever saying this so I forward the email to HR. My manager
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    then starts backtracking she didn't mean it permanently. HR takes me off the call a bit. When they come back, it's just HR and I start by saying I'm not signing anything. They
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    tell me let's agree to disagree, this has been one big miscommunication, and they appreciate all the work I do. I asked to confirm if this was going to be held against me in any way and they said no.
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    They went on to say if I can stay late sometimes, great but it's also okay that I leave after my 8 hours. My manager later quit in less than a year.
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