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make this shorter: Hello, I just want to direct this to a team lead. It is just regarding the mistake where you all told us not to work because our rating was low and we were paused and needed to attend a meeting only for it to take half the meeting to be told we did not even have to be there and could have been working this entire time. I did not stay to the end or get the $20 and I was not clocked in as told so I am out that plus the work I would have been doing if I would have known this was a mistake. I am not trying to get some recompense or complain as I know this is due to a new process and workflow and is to be expected to have some hiccups, I just wanted to let you all know how much it has effected me and I imagine that it has negatively impacted others. Thus the purpose of this message is just to help ensure that this does not happen again.

Here’s a shorter, clearer, professional version: --- Hello, I’d like to bring a situation to a team lead’s attention. We were told not to work due to low ratings and to attend a meeting, but halfway through we were informed we didn’t actually need to be there and could have been working. I left before the end, didn’t receive the $20, and wasn’t clocked in as instructed, so I lost both that pay and the time I could have been working. I’m not asking for compensation—I understand this is part of a new process with expected hiccups—but I wanted to share how it affected me and likely others so steps can be taken to prevent this from happening again.