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Has any manager obliged you to stay more time on holidays?

Fri, 01/07/2005 - 06:33 — evil-resident

I just can't understand why my fellow employees had to stay even an hour longer on the eve of 3 kings day (It's a holiday in Puerto Rico)just because they were people buying crap and the manager wanted to have more sales. I don't think it respectful or even considerate of his part. I know that business is about selling, but who are we kidding, not one of the employees wanted to be there a minute more. And then the excuse that the supervisor gives is all about sales. Bahhh, talk about a nice Christmas!

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Sat, 01/08/2005 - 00:25 — Bebe 69

This is something that is not going to change by it self. The employees have to take matters into their own hands. Hey come on it's a holiday all the freaking year it's about selling and never is about the employee or how the employee feels about things, open door police yeah right!!!! From now on the employees are going to show what they are made of. Many people have acted up because the have the RIGHT to do so; others are scared because of what the managers may do. The employees "tienen que dejar el miedo en la gaveta". After all the employees are the ones that make the store work, if there where no employees what would 0356 do? Will the managers and supervisors do the work of the employees? HeLOOOO they don't even know where the sections are in the store!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!

Tue, 01/11/2005 - 06:50 — pokergal

I do believe that if we band together we could MAKE the managers let us leave at 1am like we're supposed to, but its like BEBE says the employees are scared of making a stand for themselves... what's the worst that could happen, you'd get fired but you know what LET THEM FIRE YOU 'cause then you could go to court and make a case against them stating that they had NO REAL REASON to fire you because you did your work, you stayed until your shift was over and noone ASKED you if you wanted or could stay until later and then you'd be rewarded with money for emotional distress and NEVER have to work again, so we would all win... something to think about, right...

Wed, 01/12/2005 - 12:49 — NoCoHo

As I mentioned on another thread, someone needs to find out what employment laws are about mandatory overtime in PR. Where I live, service employees such as power or phone company can be required to work overtime whether they want to or not, other so-called "non-essential" people cannot.

I doubt that you'd have much of a court case. I'm guessing that all the manager(s) would have to do is claim insubordination and you'd be screwed. Hope you've got enough additional income to hire a better lawyer than Borders can provide the manager(s). In which case, you'd have to be working at Borders because you really, REALLY love selling books and music. < grin >