Hourly vs. salaried?

[spidey07]

Hourly. At this point time off and getting paid for every hour I work is more important.

I have no problem working overtime, but ONLY if I'm paid for it. Any missed personal opportunity because of work means you had better pay me for it.

 

[dak125]

Straight commission for me.

 

[Demo24]

I'm hourly and never have to 'punch in', I just have to record my hours on a piece of paper. Course that means I could also put down some extra hours and no one would probably say anything, sometimes I round a bit(they owe me). Still at times I would like to be salaried, for instance during holidays when I have no choice but to loose pay.

 

[compuwiz1]

I prefer commission with a base salary and performance bonuses. No limits that way.

 

[nageov3t]

I've been both and I prefer salary.

less watching the clock, and as often as I stay 15-20 minutes late, I come in 20-30 minutes late.

my manager is pretty forgiving when it comes to working late, and will let me leave early or whatever another day if I end up having to stay late a bunch.

 

[Finalnight]

Originally posted by: Imdmn04

Originally posted by: MetalMat
90% of the time being salaried means you get ripped off.

You do know that most salaried people that work at office jobs don't work a full 40 hours right?

Lol, where you working? I wanna work there.

I don't know anyone who works under 42-45 hours and is salaried.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: pontifex
for those who work hourly, when you clock in, do you haev some kind of leeway for punching in? apparently I don't, if I am to eb at work at 8:30 and clock in at 8:31, it clocks me in at 8:15. if i clock out 1 minute early, it rounds to the nearest quarter hour, so like 4:59 will clock me out at 4:45. not sure what happens if i clock in early. the other 2 places i worked at had like a 7 minute leeway before it rounded.

They're going to make you CLOCK IN? Wow, that's lame. I could under understand having to put your hours into a reporting system for billing, but having to punch in just shows a complete lack of trust.

I think that it's time to find a new employer. Your boss should treat you like a white-collar technology professional, not like some kid working at a fast food joint who's trying to skip out 10 minutes early.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Finalnight

Originally posted by: Imdmn04

Originally posted by: MetalMat
90% of the time being salaried means you get ripped off.

You do know that most salaried people that work at office jobs don't work a full 40 hours right?

Lol, where you working? I wanna work there.

I don't know anyone who works under 42-45 hours and is salaried.

Time to find a new job then. The work week is 40 hours. 37.5 if you count lunch.

 

[amdhunter]

Originally posted by: Descartes
That depends on a lot of things of course. I would prefer hourly if:

1) The hourly rate is higher (it should be).
2) There is overtime.
3) I'm in a position to work that overtime and thus compensate for the time I need to take off.

This is basically how almost every self-employed service-based person works.

I'd prefer salary if none of the above is true.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Finalnight

Originally posted by: Imdmn04

Originally posted by: MetalMat
90% of the time being salaried means you get ripped off.

You do know that most salaried people that work at office jobs don't work a full 40 hours right?

Lol, where you working? I wanna work there.

I don't know anyone who works under 42-45 hours and is salaried.

Time to find a new job then. The work week is 40 hours. 37.5 if you count lunch.

Yeah, some people really know how to work the system. I know folks who report 50 hours a week on their customer billing sheets, yet always seem to come in at 9:30 AM and leave every day at 4 PM. They'll say that they're "working from home" if you ask them about it, yet you'll never get an e-mail reply from them until the following morning. Hmm....

 

[ponyo]

I would prefer hourly if given a choice between the two.

I like my current situation. I get paid by the job. So it's in my best interest to work efficiently as possible and not screw around. It's a win-win for both parties.

 

[Jadow]

Been salaried since I started my current job 5 years ago, love it and wouldn't want to switch to hourly. I work a fair amount of hours, but really love the flexibilty. long 90 minute lunches, coming in at 9:00, leaving at 4:00 mix in working from home a few hours each day = happiness

 

[IGBT]

..26 pay checks a year.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: pontifex
for those who work hourly, when you clock in, do you haev some kind of leeway for punching in? apparently I don't, if I am to eb at work at 8:30 and clock in at 8:31, it clocks me in at 8:15. if i clock out 1 minute early, it rounds to the nearest quarter hour, so like 4:59 will clock me out at 4:45. not sure what happens if i clock in early. the other 2 places i worked at had like a 7 minute leeway before it rounded.

That may be illegal. I'd check with your local labor office. The way is needs to work is they give some they take some (hence the 7 min rule)...that system is designed to always bank in the company's favor ensuring you are screwed most of the time.

I don't know anyone other than the people that camp at the time box and even then they only have consistant check outs.

Some play the system, but a time audit can show those that check in everyday at 8:37 and out at 4:53...it will also show those that share timecards and have one guy get in early each week and another leave late, they think they are smart because they rotate the person swiping everyone but you will see the same 2-3 people clocking in and out within seconds of each other.

 

[alkemyst]

Also salaries can not be designed in order to get out of paying you overtime only..there are a lot of rules to someone on a salary that is in a non-managerial position.