Whispering Mean Girls and Illegal Overtime
There are two women in my office who still act like they're in high school. You're never guess they were in their 50's (daughter of the boss) and early 60's (accountant). I am constantly dealing with microaggressions from both of them at work and I do everything I can to just keep my head down and do my work, but it's starting to feel unbearable.
Today, the daughter came in and went directly to the accountant and started whispering. I was up walking around the office anyway because I had some filing to do. It was very awkward because they were sitting at a desk that was very close to the filing cabinets and as I approached, their whispering got even quieter. 536
I could still hear what they were saying, but it was basically about a new employee who is being hired to fill a role here (something totally outside my job so I'm not concerned about that).
The woman who is being replaced (and is my friend at work) already put in her notice and knows she is being replaced so I didn't understand why there was so much whispering. I texted the woman I am friends with and let her know I was feeling annoyed by the whispering. Why couldn't they schedule a time when others aren't in the office to have a discussion so it wouldn't make me uncomfortable?
My friend texted me back saying she finds their behavior ridiculous and they they're likely also talking about how they can get around paying her for overtime hours she worked before she leaves. She claims the daughter has made it known she will not be paid for those hours.
This company has already been sued once before for not paying out accrued vacation or hours worked by a former employee, who was awarded a sum of about $5k. I already have a hard time making my way into work each day but now I'm hearing of more illegal activity and I want to jump ship immediately. I've already had two recent job interviews that I'm waiting to hear back from, but a new job can't come soon enough! 536