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March 26, 2026 at 4:22 pm

Employees Are Told Overtime Has To Be Approved Ahead Of Time, So One Employee Refuses To Respond To An Urgent Situation Until Getting Overtime Approval In Writing

woman wearing orange talking on the phone at home

There’s no point in working overtime if you’re not getting paid for it.

March 26, 2026 at 9:15 am

Employee Used To Work Overtime Making Sure All Of The Machinery Was Calibrated Properly, But The New Boss Insisted He Needed To Work The Same Hours As Everyone Else

factory worker in hardhat talking to manager

Some bosses make really bad decisions.

March 25, 2026 at 11:49 am

Employee Thought He Had Approval To Work Overtime, So He Worked 70+ Hours Extra Before Finding Out He Wouldn’t Get Paid For It

man in a suit looking at his phone at work

He never should’ve worked overtime!

March 25, 2026 at 9:21 am

Mariner Worked A Lot Of Overtime Without Any Extra Pay, But Then He Got Burnt Out And Refused To Do Anything Besides His Actual Job

Male deck officer standing on the bridge of a ship

Going above and beyond isn’t always a good idea.

March 25, 2026 at 3:47 am

Manager Tells Employee To Do Some Reading Over The Weekend, So The Employee Racks Up A Lot Of Overtime

Bosses should never assume their employees will work for free.

March 25, 2026 at 1:45 am

A Worker’s Boss Told Them They Had To Work 8 More Weeks Before They Could Leave For Another Job, So They Decided To Use Their 7 Weeks Of Vacation Before They Left

This worker really went out with a BANG!

March 24, 2026 at 11:24 pm

A Mom’s Boss Wouldn’t Let Her Miss Work To Take Her Daughter To An Important Doctor’s Appointment, So She Refused To Work Any Overtime And It Screwed Him Over

If you mess with a mom’s kids, there’s gonna be hell to pay!

March 24, 2026 at 10:15 pm

An Employee Tried To Tell His Boss That Their Holiday Work Hours Were Ridiculous, But She Wouldn’t Listen And It Cost The Company Money In Overtime Hours

I guess the boss liked paying employees to NOT work…

March 24, 2026 at 1:45 pm

Summer Camp Workers Were Told They Couldn’t Work Overtime Hours Anymore, So The Whole Camp Experience Went Down The Tubes

The folks in charge obviously forgot what summer camp for kids is supposed to be all about.

March 24, 2026 at 10:23 am

New Employee Worked Overtime To Help Out Customers, But Their Boss Got Upset With Them About It

Jeez, talk about starting a new job off on the wrong foot…

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Employees Are Told Overtime Has To Be Approved Ahead Of Time, So One Employee Refuses To Respond To An Urgent Situation Until Getting Overtime Approval In Writing

Employee Used To Work Overtime Making Sure All Of The Machinery Was Calibrated Properly, But The New Boss Insisted He Needed To Work The Same Hours As Everyone Else

Employee Thought He Had Approval To Work Overtime, So He Worked 70+ Hours Extra Before Finding Out He Wouldn’t Get Paid For It

Mariner Worked A Lot Of Overtime Without Any Extra Pay, But Then He Got Burnt Out And Refused To Do Anything Besides His Actual Job

Manager Tells Employee To Do Some Reading Over The Weekend, So The Employee Racks Up A Lot Of Overtime

A Worker’s Boss Told Them They Had To Work 8 More Weeks Before They Could Leave For Another Job, So They Decided To Use Their 7 Weeks Of Vacation Before They Left

A Mom’s Boss Wouldn’t Let Her Miss Work To Take Her Daughter To An Important Doctor’s Appointment, So She Refused To Work Any Overtime And It Screwed Him Over

An Employee Tried To Tell His Boss That Their Holiday Work Hours Were Ridiculous, But She Wouldn’t Listen And It Cost The Company Money In Overtime Hours

Summer Camp Workers Were Told They Couldn’t Work Overtime Hours Anymore, So The Whole Camp Experience Went Down The Tubes

New Employee Worked Overtime To Help Out Customers, But Their Boss Got Upset With Them About It

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