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Punch out to pee? OMG - sickofthis

Posted: May 07, 2013

What the heck? How many people really punch out to use the bathroom? This is ridiculous! I'm looking for a new job as of today!

why do you ask? - details please

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did someone tell you to do that? I don't think most people do that.

more info - sickofthis

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Yes, by my supervisor. I quote the email "when you are not actively transcribing or editing (eating lunch, answering the door, using the bathroom, etc) you should be clocked out of teamwork"

OMG...I think we have the same super - got exactly the same email - nm

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I could see it if we made like $20/hr or something, - but @ 3-4 cpl? They need to get real!

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in her defense - possibly

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I could be wrong but to give your TSM the benefit of the doubt, she could be saying this because if you are clocked in but not working, it affects your paycheck. Although I am sure there is no other profession in America where people are required to clock out to pee.

Seriously? How long does it take - to pee??? - sm

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But I have heard when we are doing research, etc., to keep up our lph, we should clock out. Illegal? I think so! It's still part of the job we are doing. Never did that when I worked in house.

well I think I would carefully ignore that - suggestion

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Unless you're on web cam, how are they going to know if you run to the john? I would not clock out for that.

PUNCHING OUT - Nature

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I had 2 reports today that were OVER 1000 sec. Now if I had to take a bathroom break, I might have to install a toilet in my office instead of a chair.

Paid breaks ?? - sm

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I thought we get mandatory breaks and we do not have to clock out for taking breaks. Not sure if that is just for CA or not, but if you get paid for breaks on your check, I would question this.

it's just CA - nm

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nm

It's not just CA. There are 7 states total... - melimel

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California, Colorado, Kentucky, Minnesota, Washington, Nevada, and Oregon.

I live in Minnesota, and I have break time added to my check when I work over so many hours in a day. My TSM emailed my group information on this.

At my in-house job........ - Mom22dogs

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......I had before I started working at home, I didn't have to clock out, but my boss decided that I should start e-mailing her and announcing to everyone in the office everytime I went to the restroom. Then when I came back from using the restroom I had to e-mail her again and tell her and announce to everyone in the office that I was back! That's one of the reasons I ended up quitting!

Wow, what did you say to your TSM? Also, jobs seem to be - broke

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picking up outside MT anyway. In the past month, my 2 sons found jobs in restuarants (one in a sports bar and one in Friendly's) and both make more than me with tips. I also found out that spending 2 hours a morning delivering newspapers pays $800 a month. Not jobs that I would want but at least they are out there, and this job is becoming more and more like a sweat shop every day. Maybe as the job market picks up MM will get the karma they deserve as we all find better paying jobs that treat us better. We may even be able to pee on the clock! Just trying to be optimistic.....

Management or wanna be.... - kshel

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you need to figure out, you will get more production from a happy employee. If you micro manage and check every 5 minutes, YOU aren't going to last because you aren't able to do your job if you are checking on employees every few minutes. Food for thought.

I punch out for my lunch break only. The time clock - sm

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is ridiculous enough considering we're paid per line & not hourly anyway, so that's as far as I'm going with it. "Normal" jobs don't make you clock out everytime you pee or have a social conversation with someone, so why on earth should we? I clock in and out at the beginning & end of my shift and when I take my lunch break, just like a regular job. That ought to be plenty good enough. They hound us not to waste a single second & work like we're in a sweatshop, yet some CCM somewhere thinks we should waste time on punching in and out all day long? Insane.

I agree. I was told by my previous CCM if - mtmt2

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I was going to be gone for more than 5 minutes, then I could clock out. I am usually not gone more than 1 or 2 minutes at the most. I even eat while I am working, so I rarely clock out. My 2 previous CCMs are now district managers and I think they should know a bit more than these TSMs.

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