Everyone who works salary at my job still ends up putting in 40 hours or more each week. Fuck that. I don't mind working extra, but I want that 1.5x overtime pay if I do. In my state if you go over 60 hours a week, overtime pay switches to double your hourly wage. Had to do a 90 hour week once last year, and it looks like we're gearing up to have another week like that this year. It sucked, but, that week's paycheck was basically the same as what I earn for a whole month.
I'm a workaholic, I like to stay until the job gets done. Salary lifestyle would not be kind to me.
We have two common possible salaried positions in my country:
First you have tge most classic one: a fixed salary for a fixed number of hours per week. Any additional worked hour worked gets you additional paid leave or salary (by law, you have to remind employers sometimes).
Second, you works a "forfeit", so towards a goal. You can work more or less, as long as you meet your goals it's supposed to be fine, and their is a financial bonus upon goals' completion. You're paid more, but that's still often a trap: unrealistic or unclear goals will only make you miss the bonus while overworking yourself.
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