Are you contractually required to work overtime? Is anyone? If you work 40 hours exactly, and refuse to work more, can you be fired? Maybe it's worth asking an

Are you contractually required to work overtime? Is anyone? If you work 40 hours exactly, and refuse to work more, can you be fired? Maybe it's worth asking an employment lawyer, seems like a fairly binary question. And if you are at least on solid ground to sue on the basis of illegal retaliation, maybe do it. Document everything. Every decision, every conversation, names, dates, etc. Because now you have extra time for other pursuits. This OT b.s. is the real anchor that keeps you stuck.