Question by jpolster2008: Being off the clock means “not my job” right?
I used to be a computer repair technician for a company called Millennium Technologies in Merrillville Indiana. I have my own cell, and i was also given a cell by the owner to use for calling clients, and for him to get ahold of me. I always turned the business cell off at 5PM, just as i clocked out. If he called my personal cell after hours i would always send it to voicemail, and then i would delete the VM without answering it. Sometimes he would have customers call me on my personal cell, and once i knew that it was a customer i would tell them im off the clock and to call the BUSINESS phone the next day. This irritated my boss to no end. he wanted to ask questions about my work at a place or find out what happened somewhere. but if im not being paid then i dont discuss work. not my job to care about the company after hours. what do you guys think? what is your attitude about being off the clock?
I really dont agree with what you buys were saying. if i am only being paid to work between 9 and 5, why should i do anything that benefits the company during hours i am not being paid? He is not paying me off the clock and certainly isnt paying for my cell minutes when he calls me on my personal phone!
Best answer:
Answer by BeenAroundTheBlock
I think you’re probably not destined to go very far, in terms of advancement, salary, etc. Sounds like you don’t really care about that, however.
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