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‘I don’t work 80 hours a week when I’m paid for 40’: Boss demands new hire work overtime for free, stating employee isn't committed enough to their team

Congrats, you got a new job! You go over the contract, notice the 40-hour work week, say 'Cool' to yourself, sign, and move on. A month later you begin training, and everything is falling into place… except for one thing. Deadlines. The company expects you to work way more than 40 hours a week… but you're only getting paid for 40. Basically, the managers don't know how to manage their time very well, leading to a big workload. Then they work overtime to complete the projects they've been given. Worst of all, they expect you to pick up the slack, and it doesn't matter that it isn't your fault that they are short-staffed.

This was the case for one Redditor, who took to a work sub to complain, asking other employees for advice on what to tell his boss. See, his boss had told him that he wasn't being as committed as he could be. Ugh, it's already firing me up. Time for the weekend. Next up, check out this office manager who promised to make their coworkers' lives very inconvenient if they didn't begin cleaning up after themselves.

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Posted by Eleonora Bader
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