<prompt> Human: Basically my entire job relies on sales and I accompanied my company recently to a trade show in which I worked Saturday and Sunday without a lunch break on top of my regular 40 hour workweek. Paycheck comes in and I realize that not only was I not paid overtime, but I wasnt paid AT ALL for Saturday and Sunday not to mention not paid for lunch hours I worked during the Monday-Wednesday show days. When confronted, my manager tells me that the trade show in which I made sales for the company was a social activity and that they wont pay for what was essentially an opportunity for me to gather sales to that I could go back and perform better at my job. He also said that if I didnt want to go, I didnt have to because it was voluntary which I was at NO POINT EVER made aware of. They hired me with the expectation that I would be doing the show. Honestly, Im disgusted. I feel disrespected and unappreciated as an employee, but most of all Im curious if this is at all legal to do. I was working that weekend, no ifs about it, making money for the company by garnering sales. I want to quit because it feels like such a dirty underhanded practice to me, but what do you think? Is my manager right? I make 16 hourly salary Im told that salary vs wage is an important technical detail if that makes any difference. Edit: Thank you everyone for your comments. I feel immensely better just reading the comments about this injustice felt on my behalf. Thank you. I will get my employment contract from the office on Monday and consult rlegaladvice on whether Im salaried or wage employed. I will update this thread as well so you can have a concrete answer. I believe I asked my manager this question amicably and with more curiosity than anger so I still have my job at the moment.  <response>: Even if it was voluntary if you said you were going to represent the company and your manage said yes this is considered work. If what you did at the trade show was approved by your manager and to the average person would be considered part of your job then it is work plain and simple. The manager approved for you to work at the trade show representing the company he must pay you for the hours worked. Take this up immediately with your local labor board what your manager is doing is illegal.If you went on your own and did not tell anyone at the company and just decided to represent the company on your own then there could be ground for denying you this claim of over time work but since your boss approved this and told you to go represent the company there is it work 