Our Overtime Novels & Stories

This does not cancel that debt. 8. Damon, you owe me more now. The debt has increased significantly. 9. Sunday dinners are still Sunday dinners. Nobody gets to opt out because they’re being romantic. That’s not a reason. 10. If this goes wrong I’m allowed to be furious at both of you simultaneously. Agreed in advance. She read it twice. Damon was leaning against the counter reading it over her shoulder. She felt the moment he got to number five because he made a sound that was very close to a laugh and then controlled it.

I switched on my laptop and organized every single overtime record I had accumulated over the past three years before forwarding them to HR. I added one final note underneath, addressed directly to the CEO, Alfred Langley. "Dear Mr. Langley, attached are my overtime records totaling 1232 hours over the past three years. Please process overtime compensation based on my hourly rate. Thank you." Not long after I sent the email, my phone started ringing. "Levi, have you lost your damn mind? How could you demand compensation from the company? You only worked overtime because your work efficiency was terrible. "You had to stay late just to finish your tasks. How does that qualify for overtime comp

"Ten at night to six in the morning, minus a one-hour meal break. Then you're off at seven." "But we started at eight," she said. The look she received could only be described as one of patient pity. "Those first two hours are overtime. Time and a half. That's where the high pay comes from." "Oh. Right." Clara pinched the inside of her thigh without drawing attention to herself. It was insurance against closing her eyes. Her legs had gone numb from standing for so long. She had started shifting her weight from one foot to the other just to keep herself upright.

“For the entirety of last year, the average overtime per person was 42 hours per month. When our office relocated over the Fourth of July weekend, we worked for 72 hours straight without resting. “When customers visited during Easter, we arranged everything from their flights, accommodations, food, and even the meeting room decorations. We didn’t even manage to eat dinner. “What was the overtime fee we received? 18 dollars! Even working at a regular convenience store, we’d get paid 22 dollars!” I paused and said firmly. “18 dollars per hour, and we’re working so hard. Then, we’re given brooms to ‘sweep’ away our bad luck. Andrea, do you think this is reasonable?”

Once he heard the full story, he pointed straight at Kevin and ranted at him nonstop for ten minutes. "You buried a major incident and can't even manage your own men. What good are you?! Sort this mess out today, or pack up your things and get out!" Crushed by the dressing-down, Kevin had no choice but to soften his tone. "Ethan, go fix the machine right now, and I'll log overtime pay for you." I smiled faintly and held up two fingers. "This isn't simple overtime. Work outside my formal job scope gets charged at the market freelance rate, twenty thousand."

I looked at one of the employees and he showed me three fingers, so I corrected myself, “They have the third draft, then just give them time until tomorrow. They will submit the final report by then. They don’t have to work overtime.” “So are you telling me to give them a day extra and also, cancel their overtime punishment?” Zaiden asked, to be clear. When I nodded my head, he put his hands in his pocket and breathed out, “Well then, on behalf of all the employees of this floor, Ms. Anastasia will work overtime tonight and complete the work.” My eyes grew as wide as saucers after hearing his announcement. What the hell? I just got another overtime. Screw my luck!

Worried that I wouldn't fully understand, he elaborated, "Even though we opened several extra production lines in advance and are producing a ton every day, it's still not enough! The team's idea is to work overtime. "The employees also want to take this opportunity to earn more, so they're wondering if they can work more overtime." I knew very well that the purpose of overtime was to make more money. "Since the products are selling so well, we should just hire more people. If we overwork the employees and exhaust them, it'll affect their efficiency the next day." "But they all want to use this chance to make extra money," Mark uttered. "Then give them a raise." I had just done the math in m

After wrapping up overtime work during the Thanksgiving holidays, I rubbed my sore neck and stretched hard. My boss, Bill Griffin, had promised a hefty overtime pay, which was supposed to hit our accounts any time now. My son was in the middle of transferring schools, so I had to seize every chance to make more money. "Turn your notifications on, everyone. The bank alerts should be coming soon," I announced. The team members cheered. Some were already talking about booking a restaurant to treat themselves and celebrate seven straight days of hard work.

A quirky, eccentric rule from a centuries-old company with an archaic reputation hidden in plain sight. Tonight, as the last wave of day-shift workers emptied into the city, a smaller group remained behind. They gathered in hushed clusters at their desks, shuffling paperwork, logging into terminals, rubbing at tired eyes. To them, overtime was routine—a grind they tolerated for the promise of advancement and higher bonuses. But one of them, a young woman named Claire Hensley, had been requested to stay. The email had come from a superior she barely knew, with the subtle authority that no one dared refuse.

“Okay… I’ll see you tomorrow. Good night.” “What?” “I said good night.” “I heard you. I’m asking why you are saying goodbye to me at this time of day.” “It’s 10 pm. My official work hour ended hours ago.” “So?” He asked with a raised eyebrow and he’s beginning to piss me off. “So, I’ve been working past my official hours for the past week. This is called overworking and it’s illegal.” “I’ve been overworking too.” “Well, it’s your company.” “And I pay you.”