Employee Logs ‘61 Hours’ and Asks for Compensation—Manager’s Donut Offer Sparks Backlash

An Instagram post shared by @georgesternleadership has given rise to a conversation over workplace compensation and whether employers can expect salaried workers to consistently take on extra hours without additional support.

The clip was about workplace "red flags" and employee-manager dynamics and featured a text conversation between an employee and a manager about long workweeks and increased responsibilities. In it, the former asked for compensation. READ MORE