Directed to Work Weekends and Disguise That Fact

You have been assigned to work on a proposal to the government. The proposal manager tells you and several other non-exempt workers that he'd like you to stay home Thursday and Friday and then come in and work Saturday and Sunday, but report that you did work on Thursday and Friday. That way, you would work 40 hours for the week, but the company would not have to pay you overtime for the weekend. "After all, " he says, "proposal money is short." What do you do?

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Directed to Work Weekends and Disguise that Fact: Answer A

Grudgingly comply thinking these days a job is a job.
Directed to Work Weekends and Disguise that Fact: Answer B

Check with Human Resources to see if company policy permits this.
Directed to Work Weekends and Disguise that Fact: Answer C

Call the ethics officer and allege unfair treatment.
Directed to Work Weekends and Disguise that Fact: Answer D

Speak up immediately and question the manager's right to impose such a condition.

Cite this page: "Directed to Work Weekends and Disguise That Fact" Online Ethics Center for Engineering 6/20/2006 National Academy of Engineering Accessed: Thursday, February 09, 2012 <www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/Case68.aspx>