Me to my coffee

"CB" (jrcb) 01/03/2020 at 09:33 • Filed to: None

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Happy Friday, all. I’ve made more on overtime than my actual set wages so far this year. At least I’m going skiing this long weekend. What’s everyone else up to today/this weekend?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CB 01/03/2020 at 09:52

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jminer > CB 01/03/2020 at 10:32

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I’m on call, which means while I’ll probably be doing little work I have to drag my computer with me everywhere and can’t wander out of cell reception.

More or less means I can’t do anything interesting this weekend - have fun skiing though!

Also I’m salary so no overtime pay for me...

CB > jminer 01/03/2020 at 10:41

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That's bogus. I'm salary and still get overtime.

TheRealBicycleBuck > CB 01/03/2020 at 10:54

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This is the l ast weekend of my vacation. I still need to finish my storage building, but the weather isn’t cooperating.

It’s supposed to clear up this afternoon, but that leaves me with a day and a half to get the walls up, roof on, the siding up, and the doors built and installed. Maybe I can switch gears and get something done in the garage.

CB > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/03/2020 at 10:55

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Good luck. That's a big project.

jminer > CB 01/03/2020 at 11:11

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Yeah the US sucks sometimes. Our rules here are if you make more than $37k a year salary no overtime for you (unless your employer is generous).

I can usually talk my boss into giving me flex time and take a day off later if I work much but that depends on his appreciation of work done. Truthfully it sucks regularly.

CB > jminer 01/03/2020 at 11:22

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That's absurd. About 1/3rd of my pay last year was overtime.

jminer > CB 01/03/2020 at 11:30

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Yep - my bonus sucked this year too (half of last years) and only got a 1.5% raise. Which is why I’m hardcore looking for a new gig. Still won’t solve the overtime issue (noone pays overtime here, especially in IT) but I’ll likely get a healthy raise when I change jobs.

CB > jminer 01/03/2020 at 11:49

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Do it man. Get paid what you're worth.

Cash Rewards > CB 01/03/2020 at 13:04

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Finally someone has put my relationship with coffee into a shitp ost. Life is complete

CB > Cash Rewards 01/03/2020 at 13:10

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I aim to please.