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Some jobs are very strict about the clock-in and clock-out time.
Every company gives a specific time window to employees so that even if they get late for some minutes, their salary does not get deducted. A Reddit user who is always on time even though he comes to the office 5 minutes early every day. He was confronted by his boss for coming late to office two minutes. The boss told him that he expects him to be on time every day because they lose hundreds dollars of labor each minute for coming late. OP talked to a payroll employee and she told him that the company does not pay them 3 minutes before and after the clock-in/clock-out time. This was the moment he knew what he really needs to do. The boss told him to plan better so he planned better. Scroll down to read what OP did that got him another job with a higher salary.
1. OP used to work at a small retail store, 5 to 6 years ago where he was one day confronted by his boss for being late.
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2. A day before, he asked OP to come in on his off-day and that too at an earlier time.
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3. OP clocked in at 7:02 AM. There is a 5 minutes window for everyone and it was not OP’s habit to come late.
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4. This is what OP’s old boss said to him:
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5. OP spoke to the payroll employee and she explained it to OP that employees do not get paid 3 minutes before or after the scheduled time.
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6. OP took the print out of all of his time stamps and counted how many days has he come before time.
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Some managers are terrible, they would not come to the office on time and expect the employees to be on time every day. This is ridiculous and we get through it every other day. The company would not care about the clock-in or clock-out time but some managers and even HRs would make a big deal out of it.
7. OP handed over the print out of his time stamp to his old boss and asked to pay him for these dates.
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8. The boss kept telling OP that they can’t pay him. OP told him that he will start his shift at the time when he gets paid.
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9. OP started to clock in 4 minutes late every day. OP’s HR gave a warning to him and he explained to her the whole thing.
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10. HR offered him a department transfer with higher pay.
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11. OP met his old boss at a new chain years later and they waved at each other and smiled.
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12. The old boss didn’t leave the company. The company fired him for time theft.
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Have you ever been confronted by your boss for clock-in and clock-out time? Has your salary ever been deducted even for being on time? If yes, comment down below!