I’ve just had the most outrageous experience ever!
I was working in my cubicle at the office and my boss told me to stay back for five more minutes to finish up a project. I was already working late, and I was so frustrated with the thought of having to stay back even longer that I decided to go to the Human Resources Department and complain about the situation.
My boss had assigned me a project at the last minute. I worked late into the night that day and was about to finish up, when my boss asked me to stay back for five more minutes. I was so angry and frustrated! I’m a hardworking employee and I don’t think it’s fair that I’m being asked to work late, without any additional compensation.
I went straight to the HR department and complained about the situation. I told them that I don’t think it’s fair that I’m being asked to work five minutes extra without any additional compensation. I asked them if there was anything they could do to help me out.
The HR department listened to my complaint, but they said that they could not do anything to help me out. They told me that it was part of my job to stay back for an extra five minutes when asked and that I should just accept it.
I was so angry and frustrated! I explained to them that I was already working late and that asking me to stay back an extra five minutes was completely unreasonable. I also said that I should be compensated for the extra five minutes, as I am already working late and not getting paid for it.
The HR department said that there was nothing they could do. They said that I should just accept it and that it was part of my job. I was so angry and frustrated that I decided to take matters into my own hands.
I told the HR department that I wanted to be compensated for the extra five minutes that I was asked to work. I said that I wanted to be paid the same amount I would have been paid if I worked the extra five minutes during my regular hours. The HR department said that they would look into it and get back to me.
A few days later, I received an email from the HR department stating that they had looked into my situation, and that they had decided to offer me a one time compensation for the extra five minutes I had been asked to work, a $10 NTUC voucher.
I was like What the…