Timeline for How to handle a boss who likes wasting your time?

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yesterday	comment	added	jwenting		@ZaphodBeeblebrox so you're again and again making appeals to authority. "because I have a higher degree than those louts doing the work I'm better than them and can do their job without training". It's simply not so. I've a bachelor's in engineering physics, that doesn't make me automatically better at using a CNC machine than someone with a vocational degree in mechanical engineering. Heck, I'd be utterly lost with a CNC machine, despite having learned how to use its old fashioned manual predecessor, I'd need extensive training.
2 days ago	comment	added	Flater		[..] Whether that's an exaggeration or not, it gives credibility to your company's decision as it suggests they are enhancing the security of a group of employees who would otherwise be disproportionately at risk; not just being sexist. (3) As to the unpaid overtime, if it is culturally/contractually inappropriate, you should address that. My understanding of Indian work culture isn't fantastic so I can't judge what avenue you should explore here. On your mention of overtime pay being expected, I would address this with the company, formally via HR if your manager doesn't want to hear it.
2 days ago	comment	added	Flater		@ZaphodBeeblebrox (1) All of these points still ignore the specific certification required to operate the machine. There are plenty of reasons for that certification to be a requirement, be they safety or not damaging the machine. What your boss knows about your skill level would mean nothing if the insurance is unwilling to pay out any claim if the company let an uncertified individual operate the device. (2) I am not Indian, but from what I've gathered (through coworkers and media) is that it's not unreasonable that women should avoid being out alone late at night. [..]
2 days ago	comment	added	Zaphod Beeblebrox		As for knowing things unquestionably, I have an Master of Technology degree. Most people around have a Master of Science degree, which is considered equivalent to Bachelor of Technology degree here in India (officially, even by the government). Moreover, I have a whole year of research experience that both Master of Science and Bachelor of Technology degree holders lack, and on top of that, I have an experience with a similar instrument that I am supposed to be working with.
2 days ago	comment	added	Zaphod Beeblebrox		2/idk how many. As for the sexism part, it's out in the open, for all of the company. They're given smaller tasks and are considered as needing to be leaving on time for "safety reasons" while seemingly none exist in a metropolis. The job of my manager is actually to be making sure that analysts are qualified for the job, so yes, it is a part of his job to be teaching me anything that I require to know to be able to use the machine(s). Documents.. They're COAs (multiple instances) which are of yesteryear.. As for his discussions they do not involve work.. That I have witnessed for myself.
2 days ago	comment	added	Zaphod Beeblebrox		1/idk how many. My problem is with what I'm asked to do after-hours, not during. I'm from India, and the industry standard is to be paying overtime, not otherwise. My knowledge of the instrument is because I've worked with a similar one during my Master degree, MALDI-TOF. They both have quite a similar principle of working, ICP-MS. My knowledge stems from there and my manager is well aware of it. The "qualification" is simply a company thing which, no matter how experienced one is, they have to undergo after a minimum of 45 days. (hence the number). They usually go for it after 3 months.
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