Do you do a lot of work-related things that you don't get paid for?

I work for a small company, and I often wear many hats. Even though my designation is one thing, I often do a lot more just to make sure the company runs. I don't get paid for this, but I do it anyway. One example is today. Just before I went home, I had to run to FedEx and make sure a big package was shipped. We missed the 2 o'clock deadline so somebody had to deliver the package personally. I don't know how I got it to fit in my car, but I was able to bring it anyway.

I am a vendor that goes in stores and puts out the new release video games and sets up displays. Most of the time they don't give us enough time to get everything done we have to do. So I will many times go over my time and not get paid for it just so I can finish the job. Half the problem is when customers come up to me and ask if I know where something is and I will end up helping them. I just figure it makes the people in the stores like me more and more likely to help me when I need it. So yes I do a lot of work related things I don't get paid for.

I don't think typical managers do extra stuff they're not paid for. I mean, these extra stuff are actually part and parcel of their job description. They don't even get overtime pay working late or even on holidays. Well, that's how it is in my country. Even our own labor laws acknowledge that fact. Your covering for the manager may however be considered doing extra stuff since that is really not what you were hired to do. Still, most contracts usually include in your responsibilities mother statements like "And other things that management from time to time may ask of you" or something like that. So I guess anything we do that may seem to be extra stuff isn't really extra but still part of our job :)