What is he talking to any one about you .Your not in today .He must not have enough to do if he has time to stand around talking about people that aren't at work.He meeds to talk about the ones at work .they are the ones he should be watching.

Your salary should be based on 50 hrs a week if you go over that you haould have an houry rate worked out with you doss.some companies have it at 60 hrs

Could be fuel filter if you let it set and it starts back up and runs good for a little bit and them dies again change fuel filter