Nurse's brilliant hack to get free minutes in the clock-in system has her co-workers stunned

There is always a hack to make things easier in life. While we have seen many everyday hacks that quicken our routine chores, a new work hack has been making its rounds on the internet. It is a holy grail for those who would like to gather some extra minutes to their work hours without actually having to work. A nurse, who goes by Cdub (@coolernperson) on TikTok, explained to her co-workers how their hospital's clock-in system works and they were left stunned. Offering them tips on when to clock in or clock out so that an extra few minutes can be added to their work hours, she left the internet astounded.

While one of the hospital staff captured this video, the nurse can be seen animatedly explaining the trick. As per the nurse, 7 minutes after every quarter of an hour rounds down to the previous quarter, while eight minutes after every quarter of an hour rounds up to the next quarter. For instance, when a person clocks in at 7:07 am, their clock-in time would be recorded as 7 am and if they come in at 7:08 am, the system would record their clock-in time as 7:15 am. "7:22 rounds down to 7:15 and 7:23 rounds up to 7:30," she added.

"How do you do that!" asked a co-worker in surprise. The nurse replied that the "computer or converter" did the rounding-up job. She further added more examples by saying, "7:38 rounds it up to 7:45, 7:52 goes down to 7:45 and 7:53 goes up to eight. That's why you have to clock in at 7:52." The nurse asked all the co-workers if they understood the math. "They're cheating us," said one co-worker in concern, knowing how a minute's difference can rob them of their pay. The nurse then explained that it "made sense" because it would be hard for the employer to record every worker's clock-in times minute by minute and tally them with their pay.

So, the nurse pointed out that the time would be registered in rounded-up decimals like 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or the whole number. It would make it easier for the system to calculate their pay based on their extra clock-in time. "Me explaining the quarterly clock in the system at work. Why am I like this? And why don't anybody know this?" she wondered in the caption. The video garnered nearly 4 million views in a month and people were quite intrigued by this hack.

"This sounds like wage theft," said @ihopeicanchangethisl8r, to which the nurse replied, "On both the employers and employees, right? Unless you are right on the quarter, it's somebody 'stealing' from somebody. What's sad is that HR thinks it's okay for them and only them to be the ones 'stealing.'" @ashleyg318 added, "My job at the airport was the same way. I would clock in by 4:37 am every day and I would still be 'on time' because I had to be there at 4:30. But if it was 4:38 am, I was late." @sleepytime35 quipped, "This is the co-worker you want to have to explain things. Just a fraction of her knowledge."

You can follow Cdub (@coolernperson) on TikTok for more hilarious content.