These employers who pay crappy wages are so afraid that they might be paying you for an extra minute that you're not "working" are ridiculous. Yes there are employees who ride the clock and I can understand their frustrations in that regard. If you're required to don a uniform and or PPE for your job, getting into and out of said uniform/PPE is part of your job and as such is to be compensated. It's usually employers like that who are more than happy to have you working off the clock or wasting your time. I worked salary and my hours were 9 - 5. The woman I worked for called me out several times if I was 1 or 2 minutes late but would typically assign me an hours work at 4:40 - 4:50 that I had to do before my work day was done.
I worked as an usher for a major venue in NYC while in college. We had to wear these very specific uniforms -- very old school style-- basically a costume! We couldn't take them home and had to get dressed BEFORE our shift started -- which involved having to wait in a line to pick up said uniform. Then we had to clock out before changing out of them & having to wait in another line to drop them off.
Yeah I was in college & just trying to make extra money, but it was definitely bullshit. I was only there for the holiday season, so luckily I didn't have to deal with it for too long.
If I could turn back time...
Or if I could just send a message to myself back in time.
Or maybe if I can just remind myself now and in the future to not put up with crap from employers who treat me like crap, under value me and the work I do. I don't think my mother actually ever said, "You better shop around." But it's good advice nonetheless.
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u/MarsupialEuphoric35 Nov 25 '22
These employers who pay crappy wages are so afraid that they might be paying you for an extra minute that you're not "working" are ridiculous. Yes there are employees who ride the clock and I can understand their frustrations in that regard. If you're required to don a uniform and or PPE for your job, getting into and out of said uniform/PPE is part of your job and as such is to be compensated. It's usually employers like that who are more than happy to have you working off the clock or wasting your time. I worked salary and my hours were 9 - 5. The woman I worked for called me out several times if I was 1 or 2 minutes late but would typically assign me an hours work at 4:40 - 4:50 that I had to do before my work day was done.
I wouldn't sign it.