A few weeks ago, we were informed that the company wants to reduce overtime, so they made it mandatory that we get overtime approved the week before. So far, so good – Today, I was informed by my boss, that a coworker complained about me leaving on time, although there might be some work left to be done.
For better understanding, it's a document review job, these coworkers and I only share a few tasks, and even those tasks are clearly assigned to specific people. When I clock out, my part is 100% done, and I usually even do some of their work, as long as there is something to do when I check if I can leave (I don't wait around waiting for some work to maybe show up).
Also, another coworker quit last year, and they decided not to fill his position again, and it shows.
Making such a point about me leaving “early”, which actually means on time after 8h, just totally ignores my actual job (which is a lot more than the review part), and focuses on work, that I'm not even responsible for, but could potentially do because I'm qualified for it.
I don't mind working overtime, but it's actually getting to me that I should feel guilty about working overtime, and I should also feel guilty about leaving on time. I also refuse to take responsibility for not finishing other people's work.
My boss usually says “just help each other out”, but is it too much to ask for, that I would like people to let me know that they need help, when they need it, and not as a generalized umbrella statement to absolve them from the task of talking to me?
Sidenote: The coworker who complained is the manager for the review team, and I do not report to that person. I only review certain documents because thats how we decided to split it up a while ago. In my opinion, they should staff the team correctly, and not blame me for their shortcomings in management.
I'm seriously getting fed up with this, but haven't given up all hope yet – Getting there though.