<prompt> Human: Im posting this for a friend as she and I dont know what to do. My friend graduated college a few years ago in hospitality management. Shes had one job but was fired or quit not sure early last year. Since then, she has been struggling to find another job in her field. Shes been to career fairs and have applied to many jobs online. Still, no luck.Finally, she is offered a job at an apartment complex working at the front desks. She basically shows people apartments and gets a commission for every application. She loves her job and thankful for being back at work. However, she says her manager is a nightmare. My friend currently works 5 days a week, 10 hrs each day. Her schedule for the month is up in the air until the week before. Her manager has been pushing her to come in earlier than shes supposed to without pay. Shes also being encouraged to work through her lunch without pay. Her manager has explicitly stated that she would not be paid for the extra hours she would work. My friend goes in an hr early every day to work, but she refuses to skip her lunch. Her manager has also been known to go into the system to modify her hours so that she is not paid for extra hours she works. Shes afraid to say anything because she worked so hard to finally get a job. She doesnt want to lose it. Shes just biting her tongue and hopes that after she makes permanent employee Nov 1, she will be transferred elsewhere. I dont know what she should do. I know this is illegal but I am also afraid for her job. I told her to record her real hours so that at least she has a document going. Some other tidbits that may or may not be useful: my friends manager and their boss two steps above my friend are buddies so its unlikely my friend can report her manager without problems. The manager has also been known to drink on the job in her office and bring her boyfriend around and fight with him. Overall, unprofessional and poor leadership. Im really sorry if this is so vague, as I am recounting this from what my friend has told me of her situation. If you guys have any advice or suggestion, please help.  <response>: Start by keeping a notebook and documenting -daily- schedule start and end times and actual start and end times. Also keep copies of any written or email communications referencing early start or late ends. Keep copies of all pay stubs showing hours paid. Dont do a half-ass job of this documentation. Dont say anything to the boss. Just keep working and documenting until ready to leave for another job. When ready to leave, take the documentation and file a claim with the Department Of LaborSOURCE - Retired HR Manager. Had this situation actually happen in our company - we fired the responsible manager, AND paid the complainant. Had we, as a company, known sooner, we would have fixed things but the manager hid it, and the employee, as your case above, was afraid to complain. 