Punchclock manipulated at work

CStan

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So I'm punching out today, after staying 15 minutes overtime. It's well known here that its better to punch out 1 minute after (ie 6:46), so you get credited the extra time.

I'm waiting by the clock, at 6:45, seems like the longest minute ever. I frequently compare the punch clock to my phone's time. Then it changes from :45 to :47!? This is the second time this has happened (that I actually saw). Is this normal? Is this legal :) ?
 

neutralizer

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Your eyes are deceiving you.

There is no spoon.

Edit: Almost forgot. Put on your tin foil hat.
 

leftyman

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just go home really early let someone else punch your time card for you
 

CStan

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Originally posted by: Wonderful Pork
maybe one segment of the LED display is messed up, so you stood there for 2 minutes.


No this is a fairly detailed LED, so the 5 has the straight edge at the top. I actually watched it change from a 5 to a 7. I wish I had a video phone for evidence.
 

amdhunter

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Yes, it happenned. No, it isn't legal. Go up to your boss right now and threaten to sue his ass. Don't hesisitate, just do it...NOW.

Report back and let us know what happens.
 

Wonderful Pork

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Originally posted by: neutralizer
Originally posted by: Utterman
Originally posted by: Wonderful Pork
maybe one segment of the LED display is messed up, so you stood there for 2 minutes.

Plausable!

6 doesn't look anything like 7.

True, but 6 and 5 are 1 segment apart on a 7-segment LED display. OP says that the clock was more detailed which throws my theory out the window anyway.
 

Zim Hosein

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Originally posted by: CStan
So I'm punching out today, after staying 15 minutes overtime. It's well known here that its better to punch out 1 minute after (ie 6:46), so you get credited the extra time.

I'm waiting by the clock, at 6:45, seems like the longest minute ever. I frequently compare the punch clock to my phone's time. Then it changes from :45 to :47!? This is the second time this has happened (that I actually saw). Is this normal? Is this legal :) ?

Where do you work CStan?
 

TitanDiddly

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The numeral six was copyrighted by a french company, they're working on a no-fee legal use clause, but in the meantime they just left 5 run for 120 seconds.
 

rh71

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Originally posted by: leftyman
just go home really early let someone else punch your time card for you
a supervisor where I worked was canned because he did this for someone... not really worth it, I don't think.