Are You A Trickster?

I have been finding that since the employer has been cutting back, the employee has been devising, scheming and adapting to the new economic environment at the workplace. The employee is coming up with new ways to increase their hours for a bigger paycheck or increasing their bottom line. One way is to offer to open the business for the employer. If the business opens at 9:00 A.M. the employee may punch in at 8:30 A.M. and over a week's time that employee has added 3 hours to their paycheck. When a delivery driver receives 5 packages from one location, he/she may log them in separately over a period of time instead of at the same location. As a result, hours on the time card would be increased. And, employees are embelishing their travel and expense sheets. But beware, the employer is saavy and knows the tricks too. What ways have you come up with to adapt to the current economic climate??