# Things you've been surprised you've had to explain at work

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**Created:** [May 13, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-been-surprised-youve-had-to-explain-at-work/941959 "2021-05-13T02:42:26Z")\
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One youngish secretary started at my office, and worked on an hourly schedule. She started coming in a half hour early and leave later than usual, just to get the extra hour or so of pay. Eventually they switched her to salary and she started coming in later and leaving early.

This is turning into [New and Unimproved Workplace Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638)

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