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Where I work now they used

Where I work now they used to try to "crack down" on the lunch times. I would ask if that means they want me to drop tools @ 12:00 sharp and resume where I was @ 13:00 sharp, would get told to carry on.

I'm glad the newlywed had

I'm glad the newlywed had the guts to do the right thing. One of our divisions started cracking down on an 8-5 rule, regardless of how late a person had been in the previous night. So it became common practice for people who were going to be a few minutes late to go to the local McDonalds for a coffee and wait until 8:30. Then they got in at 8:45 because they were at a "meeting". Stupid managers will always reap what the sow.

I work 10-12 hour days

I work 10-12 hour days regularly as I am the entire IT dept for a 4 state location distribution company. To better serve the company I do much of the work that would affect the users at night, some remotely from home. The boss goes to bed at 8:00, gets up at 2:30AM and thinks that useful work can only be done very early in the morning. I have told him often I am still working when he is getting up. In one conversation he said several times he does not know what I do (he does not use ANY technology and berates anyone who does), BUT HE KNOWS I DO NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING AT NIGHT! I often get grief for showing up 5 minutes late and have quit trying to explain that I may have only stop working 6 hours earlier. I know, I know, why not find another job; well..., have you got one?

When my boss told me that he

When my boss told me that he may not be able to leave on vacation due to some extra reports he thought he needed, I told him I understood. 20 minutes later I handed him our Source 42 documents (Expense sheets) with the total cost of my plane tickets and hotel reservations detailed on it. I told him if I couldn't go on vacation, then the company owes me for these expenses. Needless to say I went on vacation

My VP expected us to come in

My VP expected us to come in early, leave late, and work every SAT "just in case." This "case" usually occurred because his poor management all week long would drive us into a big, deep hole. He was NEVER there on SAT, however. He would call us from his fishing trip to "follow up". So, when this jerk called me into his office - with the door closed - for coming back from a 1hr & 5min lunch, to berate me for being 5min late, I looked this skinny bird-like dinosaur in the eye and told him that all my unpaid work time made his complaint total "chicken s__t!" I didn't care about consequences at that point. However, it made my whole afternoon glow when he flipped totally defensive and told me "No big deal! Don't over-react!" He was blatantly fearful. I bet he checked his valve stems for a week after that. Power to the people!

My company is experimenting

My company is experimenting with something new called "flex-time". Employees will be allowed to select a start time as early as 7 am or as late as 9 am. The choice can only be made during a 2 week enrollment period, and cannot be changed later.

Welcome to the 1970's.

How these managers retain

How these managers retain their positions and keep quality people is beyond me. I had a plant manager who arrived at our location at the same time me and my car pooling friend arrived. He looked at both of us as we entered the office and said "You two are here a little late, aren't you?" I looked at my watch and showed him that it was 7:28 and we start at 7:30. He got all red-faced and bellowed "That means you are to be at your desk ready to work by 7:30, not what time you entered the building." Of course, as exempt salaried employees, we were expected to put in the time required to get the job done, not punch a clock. And often it meant late hours that makes a couple of minutes pointless.

"I mean, after all, the

"I mean, after all, the reason we're working is so that we can enjoy the times we aren't."

Well said, Mad Hatter.

I agree with a previous

I agree with a previous poster who said you should have contacted HR. You obviously had a significant lawsuit against the company should you have chosen to pursue it. Idiots like your boss have no business being the "boss."