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I hope my post doesnt upset anyone, as i know so many people are without jobs. I am grateful to still have my job so i hope its ok to post this.
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My question: i work for a college as a secretary and we are going remotely. My college is very picky about people not doing overtime and only working the hours you are meant to work. My boss sent me an email that he wants me to answer our office phones (from home) from 8 am to 7 pm (M-Th) and F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Normally i work M-F 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
So he is asking me to work 8 hours for free, he told me specifically in the email to clock in at later m-th, but he also said he wanted the phones watched from 8 am. My first instinct was to just say yes since im grateful to have this job at all. Is that the right thing to do though?
The message i was sent:
"Teresa, I need you to cover the office phones0800am until 0700pm M-Th and 0800 – 0430F. That means that you’ll actually start work around 10am M-R."
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My question: i work for a college as a secretary and we are going remotely. My college is very picky about people not doing overtime and only working the hours you are meant to work. My boss sent me an email that he wants me to answer our office phones (from home) from 8 am to 7 pm (M-Th) and F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Normally i work M-F 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
So he is asking me to work 8 hours for free, he told me specifically in the email to clock in at later m-th, but he also said he wanted the phones watched from 8 am. My first instinct was to just say yes since im grateful to have this job at all. Is that the right thing to do though?
The message i was sent:
"Teresa, I need you to cover the office phones0800am until 0700pm M-Th and 0800 – 0430F. That means that you’ll actually start work around 10am M-R."