October 21, 2025 at 3:45 am

Company Deducts Points Every Time An Employee Is Late, So One Employee Came In Two Hours Late To Prove A Point

by Sarrah Murtaza

Man in white shirt in his office

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Sometimes when the system is bad, you need to find your way around it!

This guy shares how he dodged a terrible point system at his office.

Check out the full story.

“Abusing” the attendance point system at work.

So I was working at a company I’ll call ida-ore and they have a four point attendance policy, every time you call out or leave work early you use a point when you get 4 your fired.

That sounds so weird!

Now when you call in late you use 1/3 of a point.

Their policy was be it a minute or an hour you’re still late.

That’s INSANE!

Well one day I had to take my wife to a medical appointment about an hour and a half away which was fine except it ran a lot longer then expected.

I was gonna be 5 minutes late and HR would force me to use 1/3 of a point.

He was so done with them!

At this point in my time with this company I saw them mess over way to many people when it came to hours so I said leave it called in late by two hours which is max before you have to use a whole point then took my wife out to a nice lunch and even had a half hour nap.

YIKES! That’s sounds fun!

Why would the company put up such useless policies?

Let’s find out what folks on Reddit think about this one.

This user knows how to go around this policy!

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That’s right! This user knows how this works.

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This user thinks this policy is very illegal!

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This user knows how terrible this policy is for the company!

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This user hates companies like these!

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Someone’s being pretty chill here.

But that’s the whole point.

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Sarrah Murtaza | Contributing Writer, Life & Drama

Sarrah Murtaza is a contributing writer for TwistedSifter specializing in human interest stories, internet culture, and interpersonal drama. With nearly six years of experience in digital publishing, she excels at identifying compelling, community-driven conversations and elevating them into highly engaging narratives.

Sarrah brings a unique, narrative-focused approach to her journalism. Drawing on her professional background as a screenwriter and director, she has a sharp editorial eye for human conflict and motivation. This allows her to transform everyday online dilemmas and relationship dynamics into well-structured, empathetic stories that resonate deeply with readers.

As a dedicated remote professional, Sarrah uses her location independence to travel the world, bringing a diverse and exploratory perspective to her writing. When she isn't crafting stories, she can usually be found exploring a new city or working on her latest creative project.

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