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Why TF is payroll tracked like that?

I started a new job and help total time cards. Boss gives them to me, I total them, she comes back and says no. Apparently the times you clock in and out don’t actually matter. For example: 7:00-7:05=actual time 7:06-7:15=7:15 clock-in 7:15-7:20=actual time 7:21-7:30=7:30 clock-in And so-on…. The same thing with breaks! 1-15 minutes=15 minutes 15-20=actual minutes 21-30=30 minutes The only think that stays the same is your actually clock out time, meaning if you are unlucky with the time clock (say punch in at 7:21 every day and clock in a couple minutes early from lunch) you can lose almost an hour of pay a week, or even a whole 40 hour paycheck a year!! I didn’t know places did this, as my first job was tracked electronically and paid by the minute. I have “late” anxiety so I’m always to work a bit earlier than needed and thought…


I started a new job and help total time cards. Boss gives them to me, I total them, she comes back and says no. Apparently the times you clock in and out don’t actually matter.

For example:

7:00-7:05=actual time
7:06-7:15=7:15 clock-in
7:15-7:20=actual time
7:21-7:30=7:30 clock-in
And so-on….

The same thing with breaks!

1-15 minutes=15 minutes
15-20=actual minutes
21-30=30 minutes

The only think that stays the same is your actually clock out time, meaning if you are unlucky with the time clock (say punch in at 7:21 every day and clock in a couple minutes early from lunch) you can lose almost an hour of pay a week, or even a whole 40 hour paycheck a year!!

I didn’t know places did this, as my first job was tracked electronically and paid by the minute. I have “late” anxiety so I’m always to work a bit earlier than needed and thought I was gaining some time clocking in a few minutes early each day. Needless to say, I will be far more attentive to when I’m clocking in from now on.

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