Companies will stop at nothing to cut costs.

Read how one Redditor’s frustration with their company’s overtime policy leads them to take matters into their own hands.

No OT? No problem.

So, my job is going back and forth with allowing OT the past couple of weeks.

The confusion was constant.

One day, I’d get told “no OT”. The next, “yes, you can have it, but only if approved.” Back to “no OT.”

I was getting sick of it.

So, this worker decided to get savvy.

So, not wanting to get in trouble and knowing I had to stay later sometime during the workweek, I left 20 minutes early, so I could stay later when it was needed.

But, of course, the boss immediately cracked down.

Today, I got talked to about leaving early the day before and how there was still stuff to do.

And they were transparent about the reason behind their decision to skip out early.

I explained why I left and how I just wanted to avoid getting in trouble.

That’s when they FINALLY got a clear overtime policy!

Suddenly, they finally gave me an actual answer — that I can get up to three hours OT per week. Funny how malicious compliance is needed to get actual answers.

Does Reddit have similar stories to this?

How unclear can companies get, and what do workers have to resort to for some semblance of clarity?

Redditors echoed the same advice.

One person got very specific.

Another relied on a personal example.

One reader even provided an email prompt.

And finally, one Redditor marveled at how complicated simple stuff like this can become.

This worker needs to cover their bases to ensure they get what they want.

But yeah, get it in writing.

Thought that was satisfying? Check out what this employee did when their manager refused to pay for their time while they were traveling for business.