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Alamentro – June 15, 2013
You are correct. They get you in a company vehicle and you are then captive until you return home. All the breaks are given at a set time. They won't give you any idea when it will be, and sometimes violate several labor laws. You spend more time off the clock then on the clock sometime. They don't pay you two hours each day for travel. Once the main job is done, you wait 1-3 hours unpaid. If you file a complaint they will finally pay you, but then if you complain too much you won't be scheduled. I was gone 13 hours one day, and only got paid for 8 hours legitimately. Even some of that was at minimum wage. This is sadly the norm
Alamentro – June 15, 2013
Just don't forget that the company is CHEAP and you hit the nail on the head.
Alamentro – June 15, 2013
You are gone long hours and get paid small bucks. The only way to make money here is to drive the company vehicle, but doing that you are expected to have the role of a supervisor while still making minimum wage (except when driving).
Alamentro – June 15, 2013
That is because they nickel and dime you to death. You might work 30 hours, but you get paid 20. They don't pay you two hours each day, they should tell you that when you sign up. Also, they institute forced waiting periods while the clueless managers attempt to reconcile an inventory. A good manager will pay you for this time, but most do not. They just say you are on another break. Then when you question your payroll report they treat you like you did something wrong. If you still work there, just keep strict track of your daily hours. I logged everything into a excel spreadsheet and compared them to the hours posted online. They never matched. When I sent the spreadsheet to my DM he just said "K" and never fixed it. Also, they utilize a 12-segment clock punch clock when I worked there. Not sure if it's still in use, but basically, if you clocked out at 12:20, they would round it down to either 12:12 or 12:18. They never rounded it up, It might not seem like a lot, but it was done for every time punch. I added it up one week and it was an hour and a half floating in the air unpaid. One more thing, they also never accounted the travel time home into travel time. The drivers were scared to go the speed limit on the highway because I guess they were being monitored, and fired if they went over 65. So it took much longer than internet says to travel home, but they paid by the internet. Also, if you hit traffic or bad weather, that would not be paid unless you forced the issue. Every company needs to make money, I understand that, but this one uses paycheck shortening to deliberately increase profits. Most long time employees just accept it and try to work around it, while anyone who complains too much will just not get scheduled and be considered a "whiner"
Alamentro – June 15, 2013
Don't forget that they will deliberately short you minutes on every time punch. Because they use an archaic time punch 12 segment system, a 2:17 clock out becomes 2:12. It might seem like just a couple of minutes but it adds up. They also ask you to help with things at the office before leaving and not pay you for it.
Alamentro – June 15, 2013
You should report to OSHA for unsafe work conditions. In my district the vehicles were FILTHY and the drivers were too lazy to clean them, saying that if the passengers make the mess, they need to clean it. Absolutely disgusting, one time I found used prophylactic and lots of old food. They just don't care! Thanks for pointing this out!