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1monster

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3. And under Bush I, I worked for a company who demanded no overtime, so when a

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 11:32 AM

Oct 2015

manager inadvertently (or on purpose) booked overtime, he would erase the overtime on the time cards and put it on the next week's time card as regular time. If one [protested, one was asked if they needed the job. That was during the Bush I recession of the early '90s. If you had a job, you held on to that job in any way you could.

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True-life tale of terror? Okay, here goes: [View all] kpete Oct 2015 OP

Dang! Brings back so many memories..... JohnnyLib2 Oct 2015 #1

Quite a saga. zentrum Oct 2015 #2

And under Bush I, I worked for a company who demanded no overtime, so when a 1monster Oct 2015 #3

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