07-27-2006, 08:28 AM
ScottyB Wrote:Feersty Wrote:So you are saying people are expected to work more than 40 hours a week without being compensated? I should have taken hour long lunches instead of half hour long lunches?
haha, no man. sorry if i misunderstood but it sounded like you just plain didn't like the idea of working more than 40 hours a week. if they aren't compensating you then yes, that doesn't sound right.
I hate to break it to the two of you but 40+ hour work weeks are standard in most industries. If you're a salaried employee it doesn't matter if you work 60 hours or 40 you get paid for 40, unless you luck out and your company is one of the few that will to OT for salaried employees. You stay as long as it takes for the work to get done. I've had 80+ hour work weeks at times in the past. Talk to Evan, that kid pretty much always has 60 hours a week or more.
Some employers will allow you to use the stuff as comp time, but that is a case by case basis.
As for the expecting you to stay more than 8 hours in a day, again, if there's work that needs to be done to meat a deadline expect to stay more than 8 in a day.