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09-09-2013, 12:31 PM
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I was told this when starting my job. I'm a full-time, exempt employee.
I was specifically told during one of my final interviews "If we end up having to work some weekends, we will take some weekdays off to make up for it."
I've been at my job here for a little over a year now, and this quite simply does not happen.
We work normal 8-5 weekdays, sometimes more than that. Then we are expected to work most weekends as well. Sometimes 8-10 hours a day on Saturdays and/or Sundays.
I'm not afraid of hard work but don't appreciate being lied to during the interview. I'm not sure why he would say that if it just wasn't true.
Is there any way to diplomatically bring this issue up without coming across as a lazy worker?
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09-09-2013, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by freedom125
I was told this when starting my job. I'm a full-time, exempt employee.
I was specifically told during one of my final interviews "If we end up having to work some weekends, we will take some weekdays off to make up for it."
I've been at my job here for a little over a year now, and this quite simply does not happen.
We work normal 8-5 weekdays, sometimes more than that. Then we are expected to work most weekends as well. Sometimes 8-10 hours a day on Saturdays and/or Sundays.
I'm not afraid of hard work but don't appreciate being lied to during the interview. I'm not sure why he would say that if it just wasn't true.
Is there any way to diplomatically bring this issue up without coming across as a lazy worker?
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If you are in a right to work state there is no good way to bring this up.
Exempt usually means you are exempt from any protection regarding how many hours you are expected to work.
Been there, done that. Never again. |
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09-09-2013, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by pierced
If you are in a right to work state there is no good way to bring this up.
Exempt usually means you are exempt from any protection regarding how many hours you are expected to work.
Been there, done that. Never again.
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I know what exempt means. I'm trying to figure out if there is a good way to bring up what my boss had promised during the interview, seeing as how he had not fulfilled that promise in any way. |
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09-09-2013, 12:46 PM
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Location: SF Bay Area
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Comp days are off the books. What happens when you ask your manager for one?
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09-09-2013, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by freedom125
I know what exempt means. I'm trying to figure out if there is a good way to bring up what my boss had promised during the interview, seeing as how he had not fulfilled that promise in any way.
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Okie Dokie, was not implying you did not know what it meant.
But...you can simply state to the manager that you would like time in exchange for your long weekend hours. Don't be surprised if you do not get an answer that satisfies you. |
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09-09-2013, 12:49 PM
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Location: Oakland, CA
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Do you have a log of the weekend hours you worked? I would approach it in a casual conversation like:
Hey boss, I have some [personal stuff] to take care of next week [in two weeks etc]. I've put in 30 hours over the past XX weeks on Saturday and Sunday, so why don't we use this incident as comp time for those occasions last month/quarter.
Was it in writing or verbal?
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09-09-2013, 01:21 PM
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Location: Western Washington
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I fell for that line once. Terrible mistake. Some companies take terrible advantage of employees.
You might get a comp day now and again, but if the company culture is built on working 6+ days/week, you should probably simply dust off your résumé.
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09-09-2013, 02:01 PM
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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I had a position like this (but only worked one day on the weekend about once every 2-3 months) and my manager gave me a comp day when I asked for it (he was a great manager and was fair). If your manager will not grant you time off (ask professionally and nicely), I would start searching for another position.
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09-09-2013, 02:23 PM
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Remind the boss of his statement and ask him what weekdays he wants you to take off. Does anyone else take their comp time?
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09-09-2013, 03:37 PM
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Location: All Over
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I know people spout out things like this generation has an entitlted mentality and things like that and to a point people have a point when saying that but I hate how simply wanting a work life balance these days makes you lazy or wanting the company to live up to the job description they promised means your not willing to work hard.
If I started only comming into work 4 days a week my employer would not be okay with that so why is it okay for them to want me ot work 6 days a week but I can't say anything about that.
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