My company just terminated a guy for not reporting something he saw happen in our warehouse. We had footage of him seeing what happened and then mingling with the individual who actually did the damage. He denied seeing anything, too.
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I ain't no rat, but.....
- Thread starter Gorn
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My company just terminated a guy for not reporting something he saw happen in our warehouse. We had footage of him seeing what happened and then mingling with the individual who actually did the damage. He denied seeing anything, too.
Do you disagree with the generally accepted meaning of ''rat out''? You can't call it ratting out unless you are supposed to feel bad for doing it.
Is there any proof that this is taking place? They might ask for proof.
I remember when i was being harassed at work, they asked for proof and I didn't have any, then they threatened to fire me
I remember when i was being harassed at work, they asked for proof and I didn't have any, then they threatened to fire me
I hate it when people wake me up at work.
This confuses me. If you're not hourly, then there's no such thing as overtime for you.
It's 1.5x what my hourly rate would be for every hour over 40 as if I were paid by the hour, but I'm not. Then there are other things I get paid for based on volume. It all falls under overtime which could be cut off if the company decides. If I was in management I'd get nothing extra but I'm not so they have to pay if they want me there for so many hours.
Same problem with Gorn definition of overtime then
Everyone else who works additional hours on an increased payrate calls it working overtime on overtime rates.
Salaried workers often work overtime and get no additional payment. They are often management workers but not always.
Everyone else who works additional hours on an increased payrate calls it working overtime on overtime rates.
Salaried workers often work overtime and get no additional payment. They are often management workers but not always.
It's unethical. Consult management.
Absolutely not. The OP lives in Queens, NY. Who knows what kind of people they are? Or who they know? The safest bet is to make an anonymous tip. This way no one can retaliate.
I vote for anonymous tip.
Lol. NY isn't the dystopian Death Wish 3 hell hole everybody thinks it is.
Lol. NY isn't the dystopian Death Wish 3 hell hole everybody thinks it is.
Rat them out...personally.
Their activities are negatively affecting your company profits and therefore indirectly your income.
Management also tend in situations where something is clearly not adding up to blame everyone. Coming forward protects your job.
Their activities are negatively affecting your company profits and therefore indirectly your income.
Management also tend in situations where something is clearly not adding up to blame everyone. Coming forward protects your job.
There's a lot of confusion out there, about what "hourly" means. The actual distinction is "exempt" versus "non-exempt." A non-exempt employee is entitled to overtime pay, regardless of whether their wages are measured by the hour or by the year. An exempt employee is not. If somebody is required to report their hours, then they are automatically non-exempt.
A rat.
But seriously, if Gorn is receiving time-and-a-half, then he's being treated as a non-exempt employee, which is a good thing. The fair pay laws are intended to protect workers from wage theft. Now the bit about getting paid by volume sounds weird.
A rat.
But seriously, if Gorn is receiving time-and-a-half, then he's being treated as a non-exempt employee, which is a good thing. The fair pay laws are intended to protect workers from wage theft. Now the bit about getting paid by volume sounds weird.
Paid by volume???
