My manager kept âforgettingâ my overtime. Three weeks in a row.
Every Friday Iâd clock 47 hours. Every Monday my paycheck showed 40.
I asked HR. They said: âTalk to your manager first.â
I emailed him: âMy timecard shows 7 hours OT missing. Can you fix it?â
He replied: âSystem mustâve glitched. If itâs not approved, you didnât work it.â
I didnât fight him.
Because the district manager said: âHeâs been here 15 years. He doesnât make mistakes.â
So I started taking a photo of the timeclock every time I clocked out.
Next Friday, I clocked out at 6:32 p.m. â 7.5 hours OT for the week.
Took a photo. Time, date, my name, all visible. Then went home.
Monday morning, paycheck still said 40 hours.
I checked the system. My clock-out had been edited to 4:00 p.m.
Edit log showed: âApproved by: J. Matthewsâ at 8:14 a.m.
I saved screenshots, emailed them to myself, printed two copies, then asked HR for a meeting. No anger. Just put the folder on the desk.
Turns out heâd been shaving hours off anyone who âquestioned policy.â
I was just the first one who kept receipts.
He got written up I got backpay for 22.5 hours.
And somehowâŚ
Iâm the one coworkers avoid in the break room.
Apparently, proving you worked is ânot being a team player.â
But stealing wages?
That was just âa misunderstanding.â
Funny how evidence turns you into the villain.