I have NC for this. I have worked in the same place for over 30 years. It is a very busy job and I often work my lunch and late and don't put in overtime. Bit of a background, at the beginning of the year I fractured my back in two places. I was actually hurt in three places. We didn't find this out until April and my boss assumed it was a muscular injury.
Anyway I couldn't physically go in to work but did work from home with about 70 files the whole time with the exception of three weeks and 1 day when I honestly thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown with the pain and long hours - just couldn't do it. I was honestly so low and felt suicidal (and I'm really not exaggerating). I actually explained this to my boss. Anyway have been back in the office for many months, still in a lot of pain. I felt that as I had been off I couldn't claim overtime and haven't all year. Anyway to get to the crux on Friday we were all out for lunch. I came back 10 minutes early and started to work. It was one of the girl's birthdays and I went down to see her open her card, gifts etc. After 10 minutes exactly my boss was on the stairs pointing at his watch. There were four of us standing talking, all meant to be employed. I went back upstairs and the others continued to talk for a good 45 minutes. I feel aggrieved. Why me? I know I work more closely with him but he is the boss of us all. I told him I thought it was really unfair after all my unpaid overtime and he said nothing. Oh and i sat for an hour and half last Sunday checking my emails after a week's holiday. Am I just a complete mug or did he have the right to do what he did?