Controlling

6PM Devil

Schedule Bomber

🟡 Harassment if repeated

Telltale symptoms

  • Drops urgent tasks 30 minutes before clock-out
  • Creates a culture where overtime is expected
  • Treats on-time departure as laziness

Psychology profile

Workaholic tendencies. Transfers personal time-management failures to subordinates. Holds distorted work ethic: overtime = dedication.

Legal risk analysis

Potential Labor Standards Act violation (forced overtime)

A single incident may not be actionable, but repetition and accumulation can constitute harassment. Log each occurrence with dates so you can prove the pattern.

Counter-strategies

  1. 1Establish pattern: 'I'll handle this first thing tomorrow morning'
  2. 2If repeated, log overtime hours and consult HR
  3. 3Share work status before end-of-day to prevent last-minute bombs

Often appears with

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6PM Devil (Schedule Bomber) — Workplace Villain Guide