... well, not really NEEDED ... just curious as to what YOUSE dufes think.
IMHO, this would be a clear complaint for the Labor Board ... but nothing is going to be done as it's just not serious enough to "rock the boat" in an economy such as we have now ... not to mention the scarcity of jobs in this small town. So, I'm basically just letting off a bit of steam by writing about it here.
A couple weeks ago, the General Manager at Lynn's hotel resigned. (he actually resigned earlier, but left the hotel a week ago) The new GM started last week. THIS week, Lynn's boss (who's on salary) is on vacation, so Lynn's running the office by herself. Lynn's vacation begins on Friday and we're leaving town Thursday night, so she was planning to do laundry and various odds and ends tonight to prepare for our trip. Yesterday, she was informed she has to attend the grand opening of a new Hyatt in Tampa as a representative of the hotel. (her GM and assistant GM are attending also) This is all taking place after hours ... this evening. The new GM (male) told the Assistant GM (female) to "go out, buy a new suit and charge it to the company" as he wants her to "look her best" tonight. Ok, that's a bit shaky as it is ... but here's the REAL rub....
Lynn is an hourly employee and pretty dang low paid considering she's been there 10 years ... but that's pretty much the norm for this town. I told her she needs to be compensated for mileage (fuel, etc) and she should also be "on the clock" as she's basically filling in for her salaried boss, as far as I'm concerned. She's managed to hitch a ride with the Assistant GM, but the AGM informed her this morning that she told the new GM Lynn should be paid for her time. The GM flatly refused and said she would NOT be paid.
This is all starting to REALLY smell. It's NOT worth making waves with a new boss and possibly losing a job over, but I'm big on principles. I'm seeing red right now and ready to go for the jugular ... but I should probably just sit back and cool off 'til we find out what this new GM is all about. I told Lynn to document this and keep it in her "file", but I've told her that a zillion times over the years and no such file actually exists.
What'cha think? Am I blowing this out of proportion?