It’s hard to work overtime when there’s no overtime pay.
This story is about an employee who noticed that his boss kept giving him additional work when he was about to go home.
He tried to explain that he had already clocked out, but his boss would give him speeches about embracing team culture.
While he was willing to do the tasks, he found it upsetting that he was not being paid for overtime work.
Ugh! Talk about a toxic work culture. Read the full story below.
My boss keeps dumping extra work on me after hours and says it’s “part of team culture”
I’ve been at this job for about 10 months.
My official job description doesn’t cover overtime tasks or other departments’ work.
But my boss keeps assigning me last-minute projects after work ends.
This employee often receives last-minute requests from his boss.
Almost every week, I get messages around 6 PM asking me to finish reports or fix files overnight.
When I told him I already clocked out and had personal plans, he said I needed to “embrace team culture.”
And that good employees should be flexible.
He never approves overtime pay or time off in return.
Some of his colleagues are also having the same problem.
Other teammates told me they’ve had the same issue.
But nobody wants to push back out of fear of bad performance reviews.
I don’t want to quit right now because the base salary is decent.
But I’m burnt out quickly, and my personal time is basically gone.
Now, he’s asking for advice on how to deal with this issue moving forward.
I’m not sure how to respond next time he sends after-hours work requests.
I want to set clear boundaries without risking my job.
Has anyone dealt with this kind of manager before?
Any practical advice?
Whoa! Last-minute tasks are the worst when you’ve already clocked out.
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Sometimes, your boss’s definition of “team culture” is different from everybody else’s.
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