Your boss asks you to secretly keep track of the length of your office co-workers' lunch breaks and report back to him. What do you do?

Simply put, I would deny the request. I would tell him, "I will not spy on my co-workers. That goes against both my values and morals".

In street terms, I am not a rat! I would suggest some alternatives to solve the problem. Possibly, sending out a memo addressing the concern, or having a meeting and discussing the problem as he sees it.

He could even threaten to install a time clock if the problem continued (I don't like that idea, however, it is a possibility). After offering my suggestions, I would politely leave.

Get a new employer. Or, You do as your boss asks and keep track of the length of you co-workers lunches but secretly keep track of his as well. Fair is fair and your boss most likely reports to someone as well.

Fuel and a safety net for the obviously dangerous games played at you place of employment.

You do it! First of all, your boss isn't asking you to do anything immoral, illegal or unethical. It seems there is a problem with people taking extended breaks and your boss is trusting you to keep track of the infringement.

Extended breaks can wreak havoc in a workplace. One employee is working hard, taking the proper break time and another is taking advantage. The employee following all the rules may feel angry and resent the fact the boss says and does nothing.

All sorts of emotions start to fester and before you know it, office drama is out of control. Perhaps your boss is trying to get a handle on the issue and at the moment is seeking your help. So I would comply with his or her request.

You are doing nothing wrong and neither is your boss. It is perfectly acceptable to ask employees to adhere to the time given for breaks and the employer has the right to enforce the policy. Think of it this way.....if one person took an extra 5 minutes each day, that is 25 minutes a week and 1300 minutes a year which is the equivalent to over 20 hours!

You can see how easily a mere 5 or 10 minutes can add up! I would be willing to bet the lunch breaks are extending more along the lines of 10 minutes or more which adds up to missing a full week of work over a year. So, I would suggest you keep track and report back.

Hope that helps.

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" "Its matter of fun that, you are not sure that you boss will not make another spy exclude you to do same. " Now think what should you do? And make plan what you will tell to your boss tomorrow.

Best of luck.

I would probably let my co-workers know what my boss was asking of me and then do it :D.

Doing that would not only take your bosses responsibilities on to your own shoulders, but also disenfranchise other employees with your personal ethics and ability to co operate with them. If your co-workers are taking longer lunch breaks and it's not going noticed then its obviously not a matter of reducing productivity, it's a matter of panicking, finicky, old fashioned economic standards. Yet, this would also depend on how high your bosses seniority is and how long you intend to stay with the company.

If you see this job as a lifelong endeavor, then help your high ranking boss and maybe you'll sniff enough ass to get to the top. But if you want to leave at some point, consider networking your highest asset and be careful who youre being asked to backstab.

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