This is not unique to SDA's, but happens in COG too. Of course, keeping the letter of the law was never a strong point in the COG. If you were in Pasadena, various department heads had you work on Saturdays or before sunset was over, particularly if they had scheduled a Saturday night concert in the Auditorium. The biggest abuse was having students and members dress up in Sabbath wear and work the WATS lines on Saturday as "volunteers" taking phone calls.
This is not unique to SDA's, but happens in COG too. Of course, keeping the letter of the law was never a strong point in the COG. If you were in Pasadena, various department heads had you work on Saturdays or before sunset was over, particularly if they had scheduled a Saturday night concert in the Auditorium. The biggest abuse was having students and members dress up in Sabbath wear and work the WATS lines on Saturday as "volunteers" taking phone calls.