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have seen ppl post they work 14 hrs a day to make 8 hrs lines. how do they get around webclock? - needmorelines

Posted: Feb 13, 2014

They clock in and out repeatedly - all day long.

I'm tempted to just leave the clock running, and - work the hours I REALLY work,

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in order to meet their ridiculous line requirements (all the while being out of work frequently). Then let them fire me for that. I'm sure the Department of Labor would be VERY interested in a case that involves being told to falsify our time sheets, and then fired if we're honest about our hours.

Highly illegal. s/m - mt2

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I clock in to start, clock out for 30-minute break, clock back in and clock out at end of shift. Period.

If there is no work, I OOW on time card. I rarely MUP outside my scheduled time. I have a life and this job doesn't pay enough for me to care.

If you are short 40 hours, they MUST pay you minimum wage for the difference. You are employee status.

They don't want to which is why they'll email saying LOTS OF WORK !! NOW IS THE TIME TO MUP !!

I checked with the Labor Board for my state so I know it's true.

If they don't like paying, then fire me. I'm sick of kissing butt for these companies and getting nothing in return but grief.

But what if they offer some other - TSM accounts?

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"There's plenty of work in ___'s accounts so just let me know and I will get you set up."

So if you don't want to do that does that mean they are off the hook for the MUP?

Honestly, with quite a few different specs to worry about already with my usual accounts, hard to feel like "helping out" when you know QA/FIESA will jump all over you and your line count will go down considerably just to get those hours in.

Highly illegal. s/m - mt2 - wagesraped

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i hear's ya on that, exactly what i do. work my 40 and whatever happens, happens. never got any flack from it yet.

I could've written this post for dang sure!....sm - LoveMT

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I have actually only had minimum wage MUP once so far, and it was mere pennies, but it was a HUGE deal because MUP had to be paid. Someone somewhere down the line wanted an explanation as to why my production wasn't up enough so I didn't require MUP. yada yada yada...

I'm sure I could write a book about ALL of the reasons one require MUP while working for this company, but I'm sure all of you are already well familiar with those reasons since the majority of us have been living in a MUP situation for months and months.

I have literally reached my limit of tolerance in the past several weeks where this job is concerned. Because my level of tolerance has pretty much disappeared completely, I have decided that there are other things I'm going to add to my list of "bare minimum" things I will do for the amount of pay I am receiving (MUP or no MUP). Some of these are things I already do and some of these are added as of this week:

I only go into FIESA maybe once a week. I look only at QC remarks with any kind of interest to see if I can benefit from anything there. I check my post-audit reports and put the word "reviewed" whereever necessary, but I do not even look through the ridiculous errors and points taken off because it only serves to piss me off and none of it is of any benefit to the way I perform my job.

I clock in for my scheduled shift, work my 8 hours, and clock out. I am no longer available during my "off" hours (and this includes my days off) to answer the "urgent" and "SOS" calls for help on accounts that have little to no work during the weekdays. I'm done working overtime for $5 or $6/hour and killing myself just to make a few extra dollars. I'm learning to say "no" without feeling like I need to give an explanation.

If I get my 40 hours in by the end of the week, then perfect. If I don't, then I don't worry myself sick about it. There are only so many hours in the day and so many days in the week that can be spent working. There are only so many opportunities (depending on what time/day(s) schedule you work) in order to "make up" for OOW situations or otherwise, so if it is not humanly possible to do so by the end of the week, what else can one do really?

I'm doing only what is absolutely "required" of me to do WHILE I AM ON THE CLOCK because I do not work for free anymore. I do not work "off the clock" and that includes for all the little "extra" things that we are "supposed" to do that they claim "really don't take much time", but it is MY time and I choose not to use it for work and not get paid!

I'm on my way out of here very, very soon. I'm on my way out of MT forever and for good... I hope every one of you out there who want out find the door opening for you because YOU deserve MUCH BETTER than this!

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