My manager won’t approve overtime and I worked every night last week. Usual is 8 hours, but I worked like 13 hours average each day. What should I do?

[Anonymous]

[WhitneySnow]

I am not an expert on stuff like this cause I never had a job but my mom works in the corporate world and from what she’s said you should have asked your manager if they would approve overtime BEFORE you worked 13 hours a day

[EmmaMary]

I agree precisely with what @WhitneySnow has put, along with a visit to your company's HR department.

[Asker]

Yeah I don't know what to do. This week I was really pissed because even with all my hours spent, my manager is still playing favorites and even put a newcomer on a brand new project and she is not capable of handling it from what I observed.
For perspective I’m a white woman and my manager and almost entire team is Chinese.

[EmmaMary]

Thank you for the MHGirl.

[Guy13]

Put it in writing and send to him... We spoke snd you did not etc…. If no response in two days then forward to HR. It is not your fault that he can not manage his affairs well.

[jennifer_bloom]

Threaten to sue him if he does not pay you

[Asker]

Legally she’s supposed to pay me overtime since I’m non exempt. However she can also discipline me through corrective action for not following the “rules”

[roy_ricky09]

Was it approved/agreed overtime?

[Asker]

She told me she never approves over time unless of special cases

[roy_ricky09]

Sorry

[Darling0019]

Quit