OK, so here it is Dec. 31st, and I came to work today. I am still a temp, as I was under the impression that I had to (the e-mails I got regarding what days I was expected to be here over the holidays were nebulous at best, and both bosses took off early). Turns out I didn't, as nobody else from my group is here, including the other temps. Should I just go home, or should I stay and work?
You should go home. Dummy. Way to get up at 6:30 for no reason.
You should stay and work. If you go home you won't get paid if you're a temp. Since you're there anyway why not make some money.
Temp work that requires you to be in the office before 6AM and with no leadership input... sounds like a promising career path.
Are you on a time clock? If so leave but do not punch out. Let payroll figure it out.
Good advice - timesheet fraud always helps get a full-time job!
If you are hourly, stay and work - work through lunch and get outta there at 4.
No fraud looks like chilly temps is saying let payroll figure out what you get paid for coming in because no one informed you not to. Signing in proves your were there not timecard fraud.
adf wrote:
Good advice - timesheet fraud always helps get a full-time job!
If you are hourly, stay and work - work through lunch and get outta there at 4.
You responded to your own post? Nate, go home and say you were there. Make sure you get something done first, and try to break/end on something that you can ask a question about Wednesday, when everyone is back. That way, you can conveniently prove to your boss that you showed up, without directly addressing the attendence issue at hand.
Give them some line like "Yeah, I came in Monday, and I was going to go home when I saw that no one was here, but I figured I already made the trip so why not try to get something done. I got as far as I could on _______, then threw in the towel and called it a day."
If you tell them you were there for longer than you were, you create some options for yourself. I don't know how you're paid, but it can have a number of outcomes. If it's a holiday, you're probably not paid, but the hours can be 'comp' time - take off early Friday and mark the hours down like you're there. Maybe you get paid hourly, and these hours will show up in your paycheck. It all depends, but if no one's watching over you right now, you've got a lot of choices. It's the holidays - people are flexible.
Thanks for the input Joe.
I did do my daily maintenance stuff (upkeep of equipment, charting temps on fridges and freezers, all that good stuff) and went home at 10. Wasted some gas, but I think I did enough to not feel completely stupid for thinking my coworkers would expect me to show up on Dec. 31st.
Right now, pay is hourly, so I'm gonna put down 2 hours. If my boss is curious, she can check the maintenance logs and ask the receptionist.
RFXCrunner wrote:
If my boss is curious, she can check the maintenance logs and ask the receptionist.
Am I reading too much into this or did you just say your boss was Bi-curious? Is she hot?
Yes you did the right thing. The importance to the company of charting the temperatures for the fridges and freezers supersede any doubts you might have about your bosses intentions.
You will probably get a commendation and a raise for responsible and independent action.
You are assistant manager material!
RFXCrunner wrote:
Thanks for the input Joe.
Right now, pay is hourly, so I'm gonna put down 2 hours. If my boss is curious, she can check the maintenance logs and ask the receptionist.
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Since you came in when no one else did, she may be curious why you came to work unauthorized and unsupervised and stayed for two hours. In addition to the maintenance logs, she may check your computer activity and find you visited unauthorized web sites such as letsrun.com and, possibly, others.
RFXCrunner wrote:
Thanks for the input Joe.
Right now, pay is hourly, so I'm gonna put down 2 hours. If my boss is curious, she can check the maintenance logs and ask the receptionist.
_________________________________________________________
Since you came in when no one else did, she may be curious why you came to work unauthorized and unsupervised and stayed for two hours. In addition to the maintenance logs, she may check your computer activity and find you visited unauthorized web sites such as letsrun.com and, possibly, others.
Whoops. Sorry for the double post.
Any hot chicks work there that you could take in the broom closet? This time of year, maybe the top of the boardroom table would even work.
Go for it. You're a temp, these are your benefits !!