I started a job at a small retail store long ago. On my first day opening the store, I arrived about 20 minutes early because I wasn't sure how bad traffic would be that early in the morning (my first several shifts were later in the day ). I sat in my car, listening to music, until a few minutes before my start time. When I clocked in, my boss said she saw me sitting in my car, and told me I was supposed be there 15 minutes early to help set up the displays before we opened. The way she talked to me was very demeaning, but I simply told her I was not informed of this. The next morning, I get there 15 minutes early and proceed to clock in. She demeaned me again, and said I couldn't clock in until my start time, I said, "Ok, I'll see you in 15 minutes." and started to walk back to my car. Then she started to yell, telling me that I still had to set up the displays before we opened, but before I clocked in. I told her that is illegal, and walked back to my car. She was so mad! She berated me the rest od the day about "not being a team player". Lol!
