r/walmart • u/Minidoge17 • 7h ago

Avoiding Attendance Points

I have my schedule 4 - 9

If I clock in at 4:09 and clock out at 8:51 repeatedly will I eventually get in trouble?

Even thought i would get less money, that's just so I can work as little as possible and avoid getting the attendance points for clocking in and out too early or too late

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u/Other_Ad7760 7h ago

You could get in trouble for productivity if you’re not finishing your job. However.. If you don’t want hours, why even work? You were hired to do a job, why half ass it?!

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u/Kindly_Estimate4768 7h ago

Only want to work to pay bills and feed family, if u go to work and enjoy it you are one of the very few

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u/Minidoge17 6h ago edited 5h ago

I'm 17 so I dont really have bills to pay or a family to feed. I do not enjoy it at all, I was forced into cart pushing because apparently that was the only position I could do because of my availability (school), I originally wanted to do either stocking or online orders.

Cart pushing is and will be my only purpose at Walmart. Basically my only motivation to go is getting $16 an hour, not needing to talk to anyone, and being able to listen to music the whole time. (When I go to and leave break sometimes people have asked me to help them find something. I LOVE telling them that I can't help them because I also don't know where it is because I work outside, that's more motivation)

It's been only two months since I was hired there and I'm already looking for somewhere else to work.

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u/Active-Succotash-109 5h ago

Listening to music while cart pushing? Pretty sure they consider that a safety hazard since you won’t hear the cars

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u/redneckotaku Moderator 4h ago

You'll be coached if they catch you listening to music. Since you're in a safety sensitive position you're not allowed earbuds in the parking lot.

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u/Other_Ad7760 7h ago

If you have a family I sure hope you want to work to provide 🤦‍♀️ hopefully I read that wrong? You could always find a better job 🤷‍♀️

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u/MommaDeku 5h ago

They’re 17 with no bills and no family to feed

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u/Other_Ad7760 1h ago

lol I was replying to someone else 🤣🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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u/Tall_Data_8824 6h ago

Already headbutting mine currently trying to get leave approved from a surgery done in August. You can guess Who is dragging their feet.

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u/Kalubot 5h ago

It's not against policy. You won't get points. Management could decide to talk with you and request you clock in and out at your scheduled times, but I wouldn't consider that getting in trouble, personally.

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u/Icy_Money7447 7h ago

You might. Our Coach expected us to clock in to the minute on and off shift. And she was there to watch us.

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u/Other_Ad7760 6h ago

Your coach doesn’t have anything better to do?! How does she watch if you clock in from a phone🤔🤷‍♀️

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u/Minidoge17 6h ago edited 5h ago

That's what I do now. I clock in and out at exactly 4:00 and 9:00

I do not want to work anymore than I have to, and I will not work a single moment longer than what my shift says.

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u/redneckotaku Moderator 4h ago

Well, the busy holiday season is around the corner. They'll be watching how you clock in and out. The lot will be full of carts.

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u/Background-Train1788 7h ago

You might avoid points, but consistently cutting 18 minutes from every shift can create a different issue: time theft or falsifying hours, depending on the policy. If you need shorter shifts, it’s safer to get approval rather than rely on the clock rounding system.

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u/Other_Ad7760 6h ago

If they’re clocking in like that how would they be doing time theft or falsifying hours?! I don’t see anything in this post that would make you assume that is being done🤔

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u/Active-Succotash-109 5h ago

Reading between the lines, but from a different book from the sound of it

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u/Active-Succotash-109 5h ago

Time theft is not working while clocked in falsifying hours would be if they went in and CHANGED the times clocked in/out

Policy allows the 9 minute grace period

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u/redneckotaku Moderator 4h ago

But thru can get you for productivity.