I work in the maintenance department of a private school. At the beginning of the pandemic we got an email from HR telling all staff they were closing the building, and to stay home
My boss texted us and said we are supposed to be there Monday. I emailed HR for clarification on whether or not maintenance has to report to work. They never got back to me. I didn't show up for work Monday since I assumed we weren't supposed to. This was the first day of the nation wide lockdown.
My boss called me Monday to ask where I was. The rest of the maintenance staff reported to work. I wasn't coming in. I told my boss about the email we all received from HR, and he told me that HR wasn't my boss…
He threatened to take 8 hours of personal time. Which he did. I finally called HR and explained to them the situation. They said maintenance was NOT to report and I was given my personal time back.
I told HR I wasn't sure I could trust him to give me the right information anymore.
Fast forward to last week our facilities director emailed maintenance staff saying due to the snow we were not to report to work, that we would get paid.
My boss called us Friday and said he wasn't sure if they would pay us for both days, and If we came Sunday for snow removal, he'd let us leave early.
I told him I was unavailable. He took 8 hours of my personal time. I emailed the facilities director and told him I was under the impression we would be paid for both days. He said I was right. I told him the staff who showed up Sunday should get OT. He agreed.
The facilities director took the blame of not communicating more clearly to my boss. It is obvious to me my boss has undermined HR and the facilities director more than once. What I don't understand is why they're ok with it.