the work around...

supervisors around the country are lying, cheating, and stealing from their employers to give workers a fair shake. one supervisor at an east coast restaurant chain, profiled by the american prospect, has created two time sheet systems: one real, and one fake that she reports to her employer. this allows workers to take time off and tend to their families, breaking company rules, and not get fired. “i couldn’t go along with their rules,” the supervisor told the american prospect. “it was ridiculous, like i’m going to tell this mother with a 4-year-old, ‘no, you can’t leave to pick him up.’” the idea harkens back to a quote by paul newman in the film cool hand luke: “calling it your job don’t make it right”// bennett gordon, 01.06.10, utne reader