Boss cuts back on overtime pay, employee rebels by cutting back on excess work: 'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid'

Employees who regularly work expected overtime as part of the job come to rely on that money to earn their living. Time is money and money is time, right? So what happens when employers can't seem to afford that overtime payment but somehow maintain the expectations that employees should be completing that extra work? 

Well, if the employees are empowered enough, then they should let their bosses know the simple and fair truth: if employees must say goodbye to that money, then their employees must also say goodbye to that time and work. Thankfully, this Redditor was confident enough to stand their ground despite pressure from their bosses to answer the phone and complete tasks outside of their regular work hours. They ended up maliciously complying with these new overtime rules by asking whether or not every excess task will be covered via overtime compensation. This frustrated their employer to no end, almost like how their boss frustrated their team by cutting back on overtime compensation in the first place. Talk about getting a taste of your own medicine, sir!

For more stories like this, check out this post about an entitled coworker who demanded that an employee cover her shift.