Are you an exempt or non-exempt employee?

Dr. Detroit

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Exempt, sucks being a manager, but my bonuses are much bigger than those who recieve OT pay!

 

MagnusTheBrewer

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It took me 40 years to get back from salaried to hourly and I don't plan on going back. In the hospitality industry, salaried is another name for slavery.
 

skyking

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Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Exempt, sucks being a manager, but my bonuses are much bigger than those who recieve OT pay!

I take you are referring to those at your place of work who get OT.
 

GeekDrew

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Non-exempt, though my position should arguably be considered exempt.

I'm not going to complain about it.
 

DaShen

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Exempt and non-Exempt are based on position.

So basically you are asking if a person is a supervisor or a worker bee.
 

Zenmervolt

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Non-exempt. Position should be exempt. Have pointed it out and escalated it through the appropriate channels.

ZV
 

BoomerD

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Since voc-rehab made me go back to school, none of the above, but for 30+ years, non-exempt...time & a half for over 8 hours, double after 10 hours...Saturday time & a half for the first 8, double after 8, and double ALL hours worked on Sunday. HOWEVER, as a business agent, I was exempt...and I worked a LOT of fvcking hours for no extra pay...but, as managers know, it goes with the territory...and I always found some way to even it out...give me overtime over salary anytime...
 

FoBoT

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exempt, no overtime, but i don't understand why "highly skilled computer-related employees" should be exempt the way managers are
i don't think there is a logical basis for it, "they" just got the government to do it that way to avoid extra costs
 

TheNinja

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Exempt employees tend to have more flexibility for doctor's apppointments, coming in late, leaving early ,etc. They also tend to have a higher class feel associated with them. Non-exempt tend to be the blue collar workers that have to constantly track their time and typically get less flexibility and are sort of looked down on as being not as good. That being said, I'm exempt but wish I got OT. Around here if you can live with the stigma of being "hourly" it's better to be non-exempt.
 

Epsil0n00

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Exempt - I work as much as I have to to get the job done. Sometimes this is less than 40 hours/week, sometimes way more. I personally love the flexibility of being exempt.
 

VTHodge

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Exempt, but get overtime if I bill over 40 hours to a client.

It used to be that my position didn't get any overtime, so my company would get pure profit on all billable time over 40 hours. Do you think they abused that?