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1337haxor · 10-07-2004, 03:35 PM

Hey,

I started my new job last week. The job is a temporary job since my school does a co-op program. Companies in the area hire students for 6 months to get experience. So it's like an internship where I get paid a regular salary.
When I got the job, the paperwork I signed stated that I am a temporary employee. The letter that told me that I got the job said:

"Your hourly rate will be $##.##. Co-op positions are paid on a delayed basis. As discussed, this assignment will start %%%% and end %%%%. You will be scheduled to work a maximum of 40 hours per week (7:30 AM - 5:30 PM)."

The packet sent to me also gave me instructions on how to fill out my time cards online and stuff. I have to put in the time I got in, when I started my lunch break, when I got back, and when I left. Simple enought right?

Well since I am still in my "training" phase they tell me, I work from 7:30 to 4:30 everyday. They told me that eventually they will move me to a 7:30 to 5:30 for Monday to Thursday schedule.

I am the kind of person that always arrives early for everything since anything can happen and it's better early then late. I also take very short lunch breaks. It only takes me maybe 10 minutes or so to eat and just 5 minutes of just sitting or going to the bathroom. I find sitting around doing nothing absolutely boring and I'd rather be working. At the end of the day, if I'm engaged in something I will stay to finish it to a satisfactory level. I will never get up and leave during a task.

I have to submit my time card (online) at the end of every week. So I submitted mine last week and due to my short breaks and early arrives, my total hours worked equaled about 45 hours. I have also been doing the same thing this week so if I keep it up I'll probably get the same this week.

Today my supervisor called me to his office. He was talking to his manager and the manager wanted to talk to me (over the phone in my supervisor's office). He just started out asking about how I liked it so far and how he will come down eventually to meet me. Then he started asking if I ever received some kind of orientation and I said no. He then proceeded to ask me if I ever received instructions on how to fill out my time card. I first thought that maybe they didn't get the time card, but it clicked that last week I worked for over 40 hours. I told him that I received a packet from the HR dept and it had instructions for me to fill out the time card and it's what I've been doing. My supervisor and the manager were both like "okay thats it".

I have a feeling that they are trying to do something about the extra hours I've worked. Now the thing is no one ever tells me to leave when it's 4:30. Another co-op student that works in another department is told to leave at 4:30 and they tell him to take this full hour break for lunch. No one ever told me to take an hour break or to leave. Can they not pay my overtime? Would or should they say something to me if they won't pay? I thought it was illegal to not pay overtime, is that true?

I would appreciate any responses

-Robert

PS: this is a large corporation and there are many levels of management. from what co-workers have told me, this company is a very back stabbing environment between departments and management.

10-07-2004, 03:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
1337haxor Insane Location: PA	can they not pay my overtime? Hey, I started my new job last week. The job is a temporary job since my school does a co-op program. Companies in the area hire students for 6 months to get experience. So it's like an internship where I get paid a regular salary. When I got the job, the paperwork I signed stated that I am a temporary employee. The letter that told me that I got the job said: "Your hourly rate will be $##.##. Co-op positions are paid on a delayed basis. As discussed, this assignment will start %%%% and end %%%%. You will be scheduled to work a maximum of 40 hours per week (7:30 AM - 5:30 PM)." The packet sent to me also gave me instructions on how to fill out my time cards online and stuff. I have to put in the time I got in, when I started my lunch break, when I got back, and when I left. Simple enought right? Well since I am still in my "training" phase they tell me, I work from 7:30 to 4:30 everyday. They told me that eventually they will move me to a 7:30 to 5:30 for Monday to Thursday schedule. I am the kind of person that always arrives early for everything since anything can happen and it's better early then late. I also take very short lunch breaks. It only takes me maybe 10 minutes or so to eat and just 5 minutes of just sitting or going to the bathroom. I find sitting around doing nothing absolutely boring and I'd rather be working. At the end of the day, if I'm engaged in something I will stay to finish it to a satisfactory level. I will never get up and leave during a task. I have to submit my time card (online) at the end of every week. So I submitted mine last week and due to my short breaks and early arrives, my total hours worked equaled about 45 hours. I have also been doing the same thing this week so if I keep it up I'll probably get the same this week. Today my supervisor called me to his office. He was talking to his manager and the manager wanted to talk to me (over the phone in my supervisor's office). He just started out asking about how I liked it so far and how he will come down eventually to meet me. Then he started asking if I ever received some kind of orientation and I said no. He then proceeded to ask me if I ever received instructions on how to fill out my time card. I first thought that maybe they didn't get the time card, but it clicked that last week I worked for over 40 hours. I told him that I received a packet from the HR dept and it had instructions for me to fill out the time card and it's what I've been doing. My supervisor and the manager were both like "okay thats it". I have a feeling that they are trying to do something about the extra hours I've worked. Now the thing is no one ever tells me to leave when it's 4:30. Another co-op student that works in another department is told to leave at 4:30 and they tell him to take this full hour break for lunch. No one ever told me to take an hour break or to leave. Can they not pay my overtime? Would or should they say something to me if they won't pay? I thought it was illegal to not pay overtime, is that true? I would appreciate any responses -Robert PS: this is a large corporation and there are many levels of management. from what co-workers have told me, this company is a very back stabbing environment between departments and management.