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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe death of the 40-hour work week
When youre hired for a full-time job, the understanding is that youll put in at least a 40-hour workweek.
The expectation especially for salaried employees who dont qualify for overtime is that youll put in more to ensure your projects get done.
Or because the boss needs something at the last-minute.
Or just because everyone at the office regularly works more than 8 hours a day, and youre seen as kind of a slacker if you dont.
read more at http://fox13now.com/2015/05/04/the-death-of-the-40-hour-work-week/
Throd
(7,208 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Or because you feel you have to? Would you prefer to work only 40 hours if you could?
Throd
(7,208 posts)As a freelance graphic designer you have to take work as it is available because you never know what the next month will be like. Fortunately most of my clients are pretty nice. About half my projects are fun and challenging, the other half not so much. I do appreciate all of it, even the boring stuff. I remember 2009 when work was very scarce.
clydefrand
(4,325 posts)he got a 6 day work week instead of 7 day. So you can't believe how happy he was when they went to 40 hour week, with overtime, and no cut in pay. (He worked for
a railroad at the time./)
enough
(13,255 posts)GOLGO 13
(1,681 posts)Union today, tomorrow & forever.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)Not so bad for the first 5 when I was hourly and got OT, not so good since.
forthemiddle
(1,375 posts)That the Obama administration was supposed to redo in January?
If I remember right, it was supposed to either raise the minimum salary,or reclassify them to non exempt.