So I was supposed to work 10-6 yesterday…
One of my managers (Angie) asked me to stay until seven because the girl who was supposed to work til seven was complaining and kept wondering off. I agreed to help. Then at seven, she told me she would like to use some of the on-call hours the girl (Cierra) originally had assigned to her, in order for me to help stock and get the floor looking good. I was fairly tired, but still, I agreed to help.
So rather than having an 8 hour shift yesterday, I worked 11.5 hours.
I stopped by the store today to grab my water bottle I’d forgotten last night and a different manager (Leah, the chief manager) fussed at me for staying extra. I tried to explain that I had only stayed because Angie asked me to.
There was also a note she had left on the sheet up front said 3 on-call hours could be used if we hit a certain amount of sales ($4500).
{Angie saw that when she asked me to stay. We were at $4,500 yet and I told her to me it looked like we could use the hours if we had already reached 4500 at the point she chose to use the hours (and at that point we were still around $4,200). She interpreted it as she could use the hours if we looked at though we would hit $4,500 by the end of the night. I really thought she was wrong, but since she was the manager on duty, I listened to her (after voicing my fear of getting her in trouble if she was wrong about it).}
I guess I was right though, because Leah still got mad at me for the extra hours. She said we were over two hours for pay-roll, the two hours I stayed extra.
I tried explaining the note she had left, Angie’s interpretation of it, and how I was only doing as the MOD asked, but I guess it was still my fault for listening to the person in charge. -.-
So by simply doing as I was asked (and I didn’t even ask for the extra hours! I opened and closed! I like extra hours but I wouldn’t have signed up for that unless it was requested of me) I got in trouble. And it didn’t even seem like she was registering that I was doing what Angie asked. Maybe she’ll fuss at Angie too (though I don’t want Angie fussed at or in trouble), but I don’t think it was fair for her to get onto me about it.
It’s just fucking bullshit and I feel bad that we went over on pay-roll by two hours and if Angie gets in trouble, I’ll feel bad about that, but fuck man. I don’t think it’s fair that I got fussed at for doing what a manager asked, whether it was the wrong choice or not. It’s just fucking bullshit and the cherry on top of my crap fest.
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I was stuck on shift with a retarded boy once, and I didn’t get everything done because of him. I had to stay extra, but I didn’t record my extra hours. One night, the owner came in and freaked because I was there at 2am. Hey, I just took my time since I wasn’t getting paid for it. I think he figured out that I didn’t record all my hours and was happy. Bastard. It was all because of the retarded boy though. He couldn’t do his job, so I had to do double the work.
Wow, really bs
Nope you were right. You are the employee and they are the managers. You stayed because you were asked. Next time, dont let her yell or talk to you like that, because her beef is with the MOD on duty at the time and not you. You were being a good worker and worked extra. Ive had this happen in retail.. it isnt you fault at all, the MOD’s sometimes have really bad communication with one another and it usually gets taken out on the employee b/c the MOD they are mad or frustrated with is not around. Now, next time you can ask the MOD if they have hours for you to stay before you stay. If they say yes, it is their fault NOT yours. You are doing so great and sound like a very good and productive worker!
THEIR FAULT NOT YOURS.
Yup had this happen to me before while working at mcdonalds more than once assholes!