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I wasn’t able to work for 6 days due to IT issues. Manager is making me “make up” those hours by working overtime and weekends. Is this allowed?

So long story short, I’m a WFH employee in IT (ironically) and they have acknowledged that the issue is on their end and as a result, I was unable to work for a few days as I didn’t have certain features which we all need to work every day. I have documentation of all IT. calls I made and reference numbers for this exact scenario. My boss pretty much said since I was out for 6 days (salary employee here) and got paid, I should make up the hours on my own time, which means after my scheduled work hours and weekends until those hours have been recouped. I told them that this wasn’t my fault and I called out IT dept for assistance all those days I had issues and my boss never mentioned anything about me making those hours up later. I guess now that they are so…


So long story short, I’m a WFH employee in IT (ironically) and they have acknowledged that the issue is on their end and as a result, I was unable to work for a few days as I didn’t have certain features which we all need to work every day.

I have documentation of all IT. calls I made and reference numbers for this exact scenario. My boss pretty much said since I was out for 6 days (salary employee here) and got paid, I should make up the hours on my own time, which means after my scheduled work hours and weekends until those hours have been recouped.

I told them that this wasn’t my fault and I called out IT dept for assistance all those days I had issues and my boss never mentioned anything about me making those hours up later.

I guess now that they are so behind, they need people and are trying to take advantage of me.

Is this reasonable or should I continue to deny working OT because of their problem?

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