Patricia Grisafi
Are you forgetful even when it actively harms you? Join the club. You’d think you’d want to set yourself up for success by clocking out on the job, but guess what? Our brains get fuzzy sometimes and sh*t happens.
But a user on TikTok went viral after sharing text messages that her employees sent her, saying they forgot to clock out on the job — and started a debate about reasons for clocking in versus getting a salary.
In the video, which has over 748,000 views, user Maddison (@maddisonlynnm) shared a bunch of text messages, each claiming that an employee has forgotten to clock in or out.
“Sweet messages from my employees,” Maddison sarcastically writes in the text overlaying the video.
In the comments section, folks talked about their experiences with clocking in and out.
“Everyone should be salary,” a user wrote. “I used to hate punching in and out.”
“You’re supposed to clock in to log your hours, it’s usually to compare working hours to project hours etc,” Maddison said in response.
“I’m getting a stern talking to about this,” another claimed. “It’s a waste of payrolls time to constantly correcting it.”
Madison responded, saying, “I can understand for a company that has 50 + employees but I bet the manager doesn’t have to clock in and if they did – they’d forget.”
“Been there 5 years and do this once a week still,” a commenter shared.
“I would fit in great there!!! I also forget to take lunches. I get sidetracked or busy with something & my adhd mind just forgets,” another commenter said.
@maddisonlynnm My favorite type of messages 🙄🤪 #lovemyemployees #lovemyjob #keepclockin🧿 #timesheets #hrmanager #managersbelike
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