In light of this, the request was to prompt forin lieuhour tracking rather than formalizing overtime.
And this is what ultimately allowed OP to rightfully leave work early.
Well, despite all of this, some folks were unhappy.
OK, cue malicious compliance!
Essentially, every on-call moment that OP had immediately became overtime, formalized and submitted.
OP didnt work there for long.
Jumped ship when a much better opportunity arose.
That too, likely, was a hit for the company.
9,300 upvotes (96% positive) later, folks were sharing stories of similar events happening to them.
But this particular breed of management never learns.
Others noted their surprise at how OP didnt push for an on-call policy to be implemented.
In a bad way.
The impact that bosses have on their employeesis significant.
The biggest thing that suffers under a bad boss is productivity.
A huge part of this is thanks to some of the more universal traits of a boss, i.e.
Ultimately, the truth is that workers often quit bad bosses and bad bosses often leave companies.
