Arsalan Sajid
Many businesses are currently working on implementing an hourly wage policy for their employees. They deduct their employees’ salaries if they are unable to fulfill their job hours, regardless of whether their tasks are performed on schedule. It occasionally leads to them paying more for overtime so that their employees can accomplish the necessary tasks.
OP worked at his uncle’s firm, which was a shared business of six partners. His job was to provide personal assistance to his uncle so he could learn all the techniques to run a business. OP had signed a contract with him to receive a fixed amount of salary with no overtime, no matter how many hours his assistance was needed to complete the assigned tasks. OP was doing great in the situation until his uncle had to leave for a week on a business trip and his business partner, Gordon, took over his place for the time being. OP had done overtime work before his uncle’s departure, so he got exhausted and did fewer hours of work the next week, which infuriated Gordon. After coming back, his uncle and other business partners had to decide between keeping track of OP’s working hours because Gordon assumed that OP was doing less work while taking full salary. Read the whole story to learn about their decision, which went in OP’s favor in the end, and share your comments down below.
Source: Reddit
1. OP was compelled to keep track of his working hours, and as a result, the company had to pay him overtime.
2. OP wanted to tell his story as best he could, despite not being a native English speaker.
3. Two years ago, OP started working as his uncle’s assistant in his multi-partner business.
4. The OP and his uncle agreed on a fixed-salary contract without a record of working hours, which means no overtime and that the job’s duration was based on the completion of the tasks assigned.
5. OP’s uncle was satisfied with the agreement as OP was available at his service whenever needed and could work more hours than other employees.
6. OP was working great until his uncle’s business partner, Gordon, took over his uncle’s place for some days in his absence.
7. OP worked double shifts before his uncle’s departure, so the following week he worked fewer hours at his job to get some relaxation and ease overload-related fatigue.
8. Gordon brought up the subject of punching the record of OP’s working hours in front of all business partners after becoming irritated with OP’s actions regarding that week’s performance.
9. By law, employees at OP’s company were required to work a specific number of hours per month; fewer hours resulted in a salary decrease, while extra hours were paid as overtime.
10. Gordan and other partners decided to keep track of OP’s work hours in the future, but OP’s uncle made them agree that OP would get extra pay if he worked overtime.
11. Gordon anticipated that OP would be paid less for the weeks when he wasn’t as busy, but he worked a ton of overtime in the remaining month to make up for it.
12. OP began receiving overtime compensation that was three times greater than that of other employees due to his higher-than-average amount of extra work.
13. OP’s uncle ensured that OP received his full salary, including overtime, which benefited him because he received a significant raise for doing the extra work.
14. OP got a 30% raise in salary due to his overtime work when one of his bosses tried to keep a record of his working hours.
Now that you’ve heard the story, let’s dive into what Redditors had to say. Keep reading to discover other people’s perspectives on the matter.
15. Redditor appreciated OP’s uncle’s strategy to let them give some benefit to OP for his extra work.
16. OP praised his uncle and mentioned that because he was single with no kids, he planned to transfer some shares of his firm to OP in the future, which was one of the reasons for OP’s dedication to his work.
17. Redditor advises OP to deal with Gordon professionally, as he will need to work with him in the future after taking over his uncle’s business.
18. Yes, OP should thank Gordon for unwittingly becoming his supporter.
19. Redditor proposes OP thank Gordon for making him realize that he should keep a record of his work hours and get overtime salary.
20. Indeed! The smartest was the dumbest.
OP believed the company was his own because his uncle planned to leave him a sizable portion of the company’s stock in the future. Therefore, he worked there without keeping track of his duty hours under his uncle’s supervision and acquired all of the business-related tactics from him. Unaware of this truth, his uncle’s company associates disapproved of OP’s method of completing the work, which goes against the norm for employee conduct. To give OP the benefit of overtime compensation and to let them know how much more work OP does, OP’s uncle accepted their objection and allowed them to keep a record of OP’s working hours. What is your opinion about OP’s situation? Share your thoughts about it, and stay tuned with Defused for more tales.
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