Archived Clocking out "early" because your scheduled time to leave wasn't changed?

[CrypticTM]

So basically, I was told to come in early at my store for RFID. Our deadline is 4PM and usually I'm on an 8 hour shift and start at 7AM, but my normal shifts start at 9AM. They forgot to tag me as RFID on the schedule so I asked if I could come in at 7 instead of 9 and was given the green light. Short story short, they didn't update it in the system so I was still in the system as scheduled from 9AM to 5:30PM. I clocked out at the time I was supposed to (or at least I assume I was supposed to) at 3:30PM. Is this something they'd crack down on someone for? I wasn't actually told my leave time was changed when I was told I could come in at 7AM, I just assumed it was and no one was around to ask when it was time to clock out, and I didn't want to wait until 5:30 because I would have accrued overtime hours. Not sure if I did the right or wrong thing here and the uncertainty is making me nervous.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Yes. Talk to your tl or etl.

 

[IWishIKnew]

I think you'll be fine, but as HLM said, let your boss know what happened, just in case.

 

[Far from newbie]

I would have done the same. I hear overtime is the larger no-no.
I WOULD still ask if the “left early” could be taken off your record though. In our store a
call-out/start late/left early are all weighted equally and more than 3 in any combination in a month gets documented. 3 documented is a Corrective Action to sign.
Why use one chance up for doing them a favor ?

 

[CrypticTM]

I would have done the same. I hear overtime is the larger no-no.
I WOULD still ask if the “left early” could be taken off your record though. In our store a
call-out/start late/left early are all weighted equally and more than 3 in any combination in a month gets documented. 3 documented is a Corrective Action to sign.
Why use one chance up for doing them a favor ?

Could my lead get this removed?

 

[Far from newbie]

Yes. They really should change your schedule to reflect you were expected to LEAVE at 3:30 NOT STAY till 5:30.

 

[busyzoningtoys]

You’re fine. If for some reason different leadership or if you were transferring and were asked, you could say ‘payroll’ and they’d be like nice a team player who doesn’t try to milk us for every minute they can 😂

 

[busyzoningtoys]

I would have done the same. I hear overtime is the larger no-no.
I WOULD still ask if the “left early” could be taken off your record though. In our store a
call-out/start late/left early are all weighted equally and more than 3 in any combination in a month gets documented. 3 documented is a Corrective Action to sign.
Why use one chance up for doing them a favor ?

Seriously? That’s nuts. Call offs and late starts are watched by HR for trends which they alert us of so we can document, but lol pretty sure no one gives a single damn at my store or district about leave earlys. Also, any combination? That’s some strict shit. Bad attendance at your store?

 

[can't touch this]

try to milk us for every minute they can 😂

literally me!

 

[Far from newbie]

Seriously? That’s nuts. Call offs and late starts are watched by HR for trends which they alert us of so we can document, but lol pretty sure no one gives a single damn at my store or district about leave earlys. Also, any combination? That’s some strict shit. Bad attendance at your store?

Yes. Very bad. Attendance checked every 2 weeks lately. Leave early is not always a positive, even though it saves payroll. We have a tm that leaves whenever he wants, without telling anyone, even if his assigned work isn’t finished. A nightmare looking for him if he’s already clocked out and his push is still on the floor. I have finished his work off too many times. Leaving early CAN count against you. But ASANTS.

 

[NightHuntress]

Seriously? That’s nuts. Call offs and late starts are watched by HR for trends which they alert us of so we can document, but lol pretty sure no one gives a single damn at my store or district about leave earlys. Also, any combination? That’s some strict shit. Bad attendance at your store?

At my store for the most part leaving a little early isn’t anything that would be typically looked at. Team member schedules are always getting shuffled around and certain leads never change it in the system. However I have seen a few team members get documented over time for it. These were team members who would just constantly leave early just because they felt like it. So if it was a continuous problem our HR would crack down.