Not being on the clock doesn’t always stop nosy coworkers from making demands.

So when one employee arrived early at his second job to decompress before his shift, a resentful coworker reported him not stepping in to help.

You’ll want to keep reading for this one.

Coworker gets extremely angry if I get to work early but don’t clock in.

My second job is at a convenience store where there is only one worker on shift at a time.

My coworker works from 2–6, and I work from 6–10.

I also have a job at an investment firm where I work 8–5, and then I come here at 6.

He likes to get there a little early to decompress.

However, sometimes I’ll get there around 5:30 and sit in the parking lot to read, eat dinner, etc., before going in to clock in.

But his nosy coworker doesn’t know how to handle this.

The thing is, if my coworker sees me, then when I come in at 6, she’s extremely rude and angry, complaining about how she needs help.

I’m not scheduled until 6 PM, so I don’t come in until 6 PM.

She often ends up tattling to the manager.

But if she sees me outside before then, she’ll text the manager and say I’m sitting in my car.

Then my manager gets mad at me because I’m a great employee, but my unstable coworker will have a meltdown and threaten to quit.

This lady needs to get ahold of herself.

What did Reddit think?

This employee shouldn’t be expected to work before he’s scheduled.

Maybe there’s a way to get this crazy coworker out of the picture for good.

Something very similar happened to this user.

The best bosses are the bosses who stand up to nonsense in the workplace.

If you’re not scheduled, you’re not working.

It’s as simple as that.

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