Lurked here for awhile. You guys are alright, and I try to enlighten people IRL with stuff I learn here.
Now, I have a story worthy of Antiwork to share with you.
My idiot manager wrote me up today for taking breaks. Here's the thing, he conflates going to the bathroom with taking a break. He literally tried to tell me I took 20 minutes taking a leak.
He also tried to tell me that I take 20 30 minute breaks in a day. That's 600 minutes which is 10 hours. That's basically my entire shift time. It was, but we just switched to 12 hour days. He told me to go home after I called him out on this, and I demanded it in writing. His excuse was “production”. He then told me that I wasn't going to get paid for the time I worked. I demanded that in writing and he told me to go home.
He then wrote in an emailed write up that I take too many breaks. Not bathroom breaks, but to many breaks. Oh and that I have a bad attitude and argued with him about it. Also that I just left. No mentioning of him ordering me to go home for the day.
So I sent a lengthy email in response. HR was CCed and links from OSHAs site, and an OSHA certified trainer website completely destroying his argument. Both describe how bathroom breaks work.
Now here's the thing. I probably urinate 4-5 times in a ten hour shift. Sometimes less if I am doing heavy labor and sweat the liquids out. At 5 minutes a pop, or less, thats 20 minutes tops. That includes time to get to the bathroom and back. Sometimes I take a number two for 10 to 15 minutes. Sometimes I don't, and yet he keeps not understanding a break vs a bathroom break.
Now here's the thing too. We work outside in the heat so we all have to drink extra liquid. We used to be able to just urinate outside, but we have a female on the crew now and were told we have to use the Portajohns. Plus there's a chance that the public might see us if we urinate outside. This might lead to a possible indecent exposure charge if someone calls the cops.
I think my employer might be screwed. Antiwork is the future.
Oh also this is in a work field I have 5 years of deep experience in. I've done basically everything there is on a job site.
So, my employer might be screwed.