Going to work is rarely fun, but you do it because you need the paycheck to support everything you want in life.

What would you do if your employer kept making you stay late and work extra hours, but they didn’t pay you for it?

That is what happened to the employee in this story, so he reported it to upper manager, but they did absolutely nothing, leaving the workers very frustrated.

I Reported the Unpaid Labor and Got Nothing but Silence

After dealing with all the unpaid hours, the heat, the nonstop rush, and the constant “just a few more minutes,” I finally reported everything.

Good, documentation is essential.

I wrote down the schedules, the forced early prep, the late cleanups, the excuses from management, all of it.

I sent it through the official reporting system thinking someone higher up would at least acknowledge it.

Why am I not surprised.

Instead, nothing. No reply, no follow up, not even a simple confirmation that they read it.

It felt like my entire report just disappeared, like they never planned on doing anything in the first place.

It is sad that there are often no consequences for this type of thing.

What really hits me is how normal this has become.

Management keeps pushing unpaid labor like it is part of the job, and everyone else stays quiet because they are scared of losing what little stability they have.

People need to stand up and fight.

I do not blame them, but the silence makes everything feel heavier. I am tired, frustrated, and done pretending this is acceptable.

Even if they ignore me, I refuse to keep ignoring what is happening.

Sadly, things don’t change until they are forced to change. This person will need to raise the issue to a government agency or something to get some traction.

Let’s see if the people in the comments have any suggestions.

Yup, you can’t let companies get away with it.

Here is a commenter who makes a good point.

Hopefully he can just leave.

This commenter has a good suggestion.

Yup, this is the way.

This is downright illegal.

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.