Did some research and legally there is no maximum for the amount of hours you have to work. The practical maximum is 168 hours, which is the total hours in a week. Because you are salary you are non exempt, which means you don't get any compensation or overtime. I know it sucks and its a drag but consider the alternatives which is unemployment. Right now there are about 200 people in your area who would love to have your job. Honestly your best bet is to talk with her, in a professional manner and tell her whats going on. If she says yes, great if she says no then you have your options which are to accept it or quit.
employee wrote:
Yes, I am salary.
I want to tell her to F off but the economy is pretty tough right now. I guess I'll have to take it like a b***c, as usual.
Tough spot dude. See if you can do work at home (via remote connection...assuming such is possible in your line of work). I work late (middle of the night at times) and get the same 50-60 hours a week done that way without losing family time. If not, you need to at least communicate to her, first verbally, then, later, in email, so you have a record if you need to build a historical case, of the difficulties this poses. While being on salary sucks at times and you agreed to the terms, comp days are one way to receive compensation, when things are slow. If she is just getting whatever she can from you without any concern for your well being or personal needs, start looking for a new job now unless this is an exceptional circumstance. I was young in my last job and let a woman get me to the point of working 30 hour days before I ended up quitting. Although we will probably never know what specifically caused my cancer, workloads like that certainly contributed to a compromised immune system. But, I knew from day two the woman I worked for was nuts. It just took me two years to find another job. Sometimes a good job requires a little personal sacrifice, but, if it's not just an occasional thing, start trying to make better plans and a graceful exit as soon as you can. Not sure if you can size up whether this is a one (or two) time thing, but, I tended to be one who gave my boss the benefit of the doubt until she proved utterly insane. (She asked me to come to work the day my wife was having a DNC knowing full well why I was not there.) I don't have hate for many people, but, at times, she is one of them. I feel bad, because I think she's mentally ill, for her most of the time, but, there are moments of outright hatred. If it's not this bad, just roll with the punches.
employee wrote:
My boss is making me work until like 9:00 some nights (i get off at 5:00).
I don't get overtime or anything, so im not even getting paid. How do i tell her i have a family and don't have time for this s**t? She's single and has no family so i dont think she understands.
If i keep saying yes im going to come off as spineless, so i think it will happen more and more.
help!
What exactly will that do (besides nothing)?
Stand up for yourself wrote:
Report her to the Better business bureau.
Further, how are they doing bad business? Business is between a company and its customers. You are an employee of the business. BBB more than likely couldn't care less about what companies do to their employees unless it were illegal or highly unethical, neither of which are true in this case.
malmo wrote:Stand up for yourself wrote:What exactly will that do (besides nothing)?
Report her to the Better business bureau.
LOL. Threatening your employer with legal action will do your career a WHOLE lot of good!
Rip Torn wrote:
Not sure what kind of work you do, but just be frank with her. Tell her you're going to need some overtime pay or some comp time or you won't be able to work these long shifts anymore. Don't be hostile about it and she may very well cave. If she still insists on you working for free, go to her superior (or the H.R. Dept.) and tell them about the situation. If that doesn't do anything, threaten legal action. I guarantee they'll change their tune real quick.
I am the first one to advise you to live your life the way you want to live it. Life is too short to be stressed out all of the time. I made changes in my life when I found out that I was too stressed. You can too.
employee wrote:
My boss is making me work until like 9:00 some nights (i get off at 5:00).
I don't get overtime or anything, so im not even getting paid. How do i tell her i have a family and don't have time for this s**t? She's single and has no family so i dont think she understands.
If i keep saying yes im going to come off as spineless, so i think it will happen more and more.
help!
My point is even more direct than that -- BBB is a completely toothless private corporation that exists by shaking down small businesses for "dues".
asking wrote:
Further, how are they doing bad business? Business is between a company and its customers. You are an employee of the business. BBB more than likely couldn't care less about what companies do to their employees unless it were illegal or highly unethical, neither of which are true in this case.
What's "LIKE 9.00 some nights"?
employee wrote:
My boss is making me work until like 9:00 some nights (i get off at 5:00).
I don't get overtime or anything, so im not even getting paid. How do i tell her i have a family and don't have time for this s**t? She's single and has no family so i dont think she understands.
If i keep saying yes im going to come off as spineless, so i think it will happen more and more.
help!