Posted on 06/12/2022 4:14:07 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
In a viral video, a TikToker shares her frustration with her workplace culture after they repeatedly ask her to stay back when her shift ends. As a cashier, Julia (@jvliabee) says she’s had to deal with constant teasing from co-workers and her bosses about leaving “right on the dot.”
“Why are bosses and even some other co-workers so offended when you try to leave on time?” Julia says in the video. “God forbid I work my scheduled work hours and leave on time.”
She explains she’s baffled that her colleagues don’t seem to understand her life does not revolve around her retail workplace.
“I have a life outside of work and I don't wanna live and breathe and sleep at my job,” Julia says.
The creator shares her grievances about past jobs where they also asked her to stay back up to 40 minutes after her shift was scheduled to end.
“Schedule me that long or I’m leaving when I’m scheduled to leave what is the problem,” she says.
Julia’s video resonated with hundreds of users and has garnered more than 130,000 views.
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From your description it appears to me head pressmen are acting in a supervisory roll and are better paid than regular pressmen. I suppose it could be a technical violation of labor laws if the head pressman isn't appointed as a supervisor in writing.
“ one of the conditions of continued employment was that employees had to always be willing to go “above and beyond”.
As a salaried employee I was expected to show up on time and pretty much work until we were done. As an hourly employee I was expected to show up on time, and I expected to leave on time. Occasionally the boss would ask if you could work overtime on any given day. Even though he “asked”, you were kind of expected to agree to it, but you were also paid time and a half for it.
I was able to rise through the ranks an my job (30 years) at a major hospital by going above and beyond, staying over, doing the jobs no one wanted to do all without a college degree. I started as a Pharmacy Tech, moved to Pharmacy billing Manager in 2 yrs, went to Patient Accounts, then to Professional Reimbursement Analyst, finally to Sr. Reimbursement Analyst in my last 19 years before retirement. Every job I applied for I got. I got them because word of mouth from working with other departments always said I had a high work ethic and was dependable and great reviews.
All without a college degree. It was the way I raised.
“Thing is, having a good work ethic won’t protect you in any way from being the victim in a layoff, downturn, job obsolescence, or even a crappy boss.”
In an absolute sense, of course. If your whole division or department is getting shutdown, yo are gone. But in those cases your “protection” is that when interviewing for the next new position, you would typically have great performance reviews, bonuses, promotions, etc. to point to that help you hired and get off the street a lot quicker than the guy who just did the minimum required.
That’s right. If you’re the poor slop who gets stuck responding to production a ends at 2am, you’re going to have a lousy life. That’s half your sleep for the night gone and still expected to put in a full day.
My favorite was Milton. Every office has one.
I don't think most people will quibble over 5 minutes, but if one is working substantial minutes for free, that person is preventing other people from receiving overtime.
This is why there are Democrats.
“I have had superb bosses nearly universally, ones who would even cover for me if I made mistakes, which I have often done. “
I always told my kids that if you show interest in class, participate, be respectful to the teacher, don’t trash talk the subject that is usually near and dear to their heart if they are teaching it, that will pay off. On subjective grading, human nature dictates that they will lean on giving you a higher grade than a lower grade. If an assignment is late, they might give you a pass (”They are a good student, try hard, I’ll cut them some slack...”). I tell them to “be smart, put as many of the variables that you can control in your favor.”
If you have never been in a pressroom of a large printing plant, I doubt I could explain it. It has to be seen.
Violation of labor laws. No. Highly skilled trade, with great pride of accomplishment.
The organization I worked at before retiring had a machine shop. They had a lead machinist who was a supervisor in an official capacity. It was something similar to your original post. The regular machinists were out the door on the dot at quitting time..
Right now she probably is irreplaceable as retail operations cannot get anyone to respond to for hire ads.
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Congratulations on a successful career. I doubt you could do it in today's micro managed world.
I would have called that boss in on my break time.
And then the managers simultaneously want the employee to stick around to do extra work, wait for the next employee to arrive, etc.
In that situation I would recommend to the employees that they give the management a choice - pay for the extra time or they leave promptly at their shift end when they clock out.
Work somewhere else.
LOL
Oh, I get it. You think that only workers can be honest and competent.
That's what Karl Marx thought.
“Labor rights is a huge political issue lying on the ground waiting to be picked up.”
You get it.
This is one of the main reason’s why the establishment hated Trump with a passion. He was for working people and was upsetting their script. (That the democrats are for working people).
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