I've posted about my new job before but I can't find the thread now to say thank you to those who commented. Anyway, I decided to give this new job I'm in a few more weeks as I like it & the people I work with. I'm only an accounts clerk on £23k & I'm at the bottom of the chain, which is how I like it. It's very high volume & full on, which is fine. We all have our own role to play & help each other out. However, the others start anything between half an hour to hour and half earlier to keep on top of their work. All unpaid overtime! To cap it all we close down for the whole of Xmas but because it's year end the bosses want the figures sooner rather than later; so they're all logging on over the Xmas period to do some work. Again unpaid & I bet they don't get the time back. I think it's expected if you're far up the management chain earning megabucks; but why should a clerk at the bottom of the chain do this too? I haven't started doing any unpaid overtime yet & I haven't got a login from home - yet.
I work hard during my paid hours only. Long term though I could be seen as not being a team player if I do not put the extra unpaid hours in to help the others out & lessen the load; but I this is very unreasonable. We mostly end up eating our lunch at our desks & carry on working. I do not want to get sucked into this life, especially the logging on from home in what is meant to be holiday time. I'm married to my husband, not my employer!
Is this how office life is generally for most people? Maybe I was spoilt in my last company. I used to work through my lunch then but certainly never logged on from home in holiday time!