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- An employee was assigned new tasks minutes before the mandatory 5 PM departure time.
- The employee strictly followed company policy to clock out at the designated hour despite the boss's instructions to finish the work.
- The boss later reprimanded the employee for the unfinished files.
- This incident led to a wider online conversation about managers setting conflicting expectations regarding overtime and policy enforcement.
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“Just finish it. Don’t be difficult,”
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…sent before the employee left. That gave the employee 13 minutes before the departure time. The employee pointed out the rule and the risk of receiving a written warning. The boss allegedly dismissed the concern. “ Just finish it. Don’t be difficult, ” he said. Instead of arguing, the employee agreed and opened the first file. The post admits they started reading very slowly. At 4:59 PM, they saved their progress, closed the documents and stood up. The boss…
“Policy is clear. Clock out exactly at 5:00 or (get) written up. No exceptions,”
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…admits they started reading very slowly. At 4:59 PM, they saved their progress, closed the documents and stood up. The boss protested because the work remained incomplete. The employee reminded him about the deadline. “ Policy is clear. Clock out exactly at 5:00 or (get) written up. No exceptions, ” the employee reminded the boss. The employee then collected their bag and left, according to the Reddit post. On Monday, the boss called them into his office. He accused them of deliberately leaving the files…
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