My fiancee just got a job with the USGS, started about two weeks ago. So far it's been fine, but he said something to me that really raised my eyebrows. According to him, some of his coworkers told him that instead of being paid for the overtime they do, those extra hours get “saved” and then “they can use them later”. When I asked what the hell that even meant, he said they would use those overtime hours as some sort of PTO to leave work early on some days.
Now I'm not board with any of this. It sounds completely sketchy, I've never heard of anyone doing this. And at a gov job?? It doesn't seem like he wants to argue about this (we have to move for this job and finding an affordable place has been stressful so i get it) but should I keep pushing him to talk to someone about this? Who would be even talk to about this, HR?