The Work Thread..

[Sheik]

I have to admit, this is a bit confusing to me.

I guess it’s a base salary with the expectation of 40 hour weeks and then they use whatever the breakdown would be hourly to determine time and a half overtime pay?

I talked to a guy who works there, his base salary is $48k, he made just over $80k with overtime last year.

I’ve been harassing my Mom who has been a salary employ her whole career. Nobody knows, it’s all vague opinions followed up by “every company is different”.

 

[bbgun]

I have a good friend thats from there and she hates it when I call it the lesser virginia.

but it's objectively awful

 

[UncleMilti]

Pretty sure he is in West Virginia, but maybe he moved.

No. I own development property in WV. Grew up there. Been in SC for 35 years.

 

[shoop]

I have found that West Virginia people have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to the stereotype of their state.

I have a good friend thats from there and she hates it when I call it the lesser virginia.

They have always been mocked for the hillbilly ways. But I am from Ohio so could be a neighboring state thing.

 

[shoop]

I have to admit, this is a bit confusing to me.

I guess it’s a base salary with the expectation of 40 hour weeks and then they use whatever the breakdown would be hourly to determine time and a half overtime pay?

I talked to a guy who works there, his base salary is $48k, he made just over $80k with overtime last year.

I’ve been harassing my Mom who has been a salary employ her whole career. Nobody knows, it’s all vague opinions followed up by “every company is different”.

Many states put in effect that if a salaried employee isn’t an exempt employee then they have to be paid overtime. That was the solution they came up with.

 

[boozeman]

I have to admit, this is a bit confusing to me.

I guess it’s a base salary with the expectation of 40 hour weeks and then they use whatever the breakdown would be hourly to determine time and a half overtime pay?

I talked to a guy who works there, his base salary is $48k, he made just over $80k with overtime last year.

I’ve been harassing my Mom who has been a salary employ her whole career. Nobody knows, it’s all vague opinions followed up by “every company is different”.

It all depends on OT and staffing in the facility.

Salary is not all it is cracked up to be. I had hourly associates earning more than managers during COVID. Now there is about a $5K pay gap.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

It’s actually at a plant where GM parts are made.

I’d be responsible for the parts washing operation for one of the shifts, taking samples of the soaps and chemicals etc., making sure the machines are operating within proper established levels.

I’ll know what the offer is on Tuesday.

My dad ran his own company most of his life. Sold it off, owns a bunch of farm land and didn't need to work. But he now works as an engineer at a spam factory. I often wonder the same about him. But he did it for the insurance and retirement. He actually really seems to enjoy it. They basically come to him with any mechanical problems they have and give him a lot of leeway.

I don't think it's all that unusual of a thing to do. Hell a lawyer I worked with had his own practice most of his career. He is around 60 and just took a job as a county attorney. Again, retirement and benefits and just the chance to do something a little different. I don't think the adjustment to working for someone after a career of not has been that tough for either.

 

[boozeman]

BTW…rumor on the streets is that she is also responsible for the pepper spray incident at the child dance studio that got took over for mommas nite. We cuz all twerking ya nah uh sayin all us quuens and this bitch show up in all that.

Update: She finally fucked up enough for me to fire her.

 

[boozeman]

Leon got $36,000 from my big dumb employer for about an hour's work (plus lodging) so they are apparently great con artists.

Update: Ms. Rudolph made the NBC national news tonight.

No sign of Leon.

 

[Texas Ace]

I've been a salary employee for so long now that I can't even remember what it was like to get paid hourly.

 

[Cotton]

So, I quit my job at Tech. That's it. That's the post.

 

[Texas Ace]

So, I quit my job at Tech. That's it. That's the post.

Damn.

You'd been there a long time right?

 

[Cotton]

Damn.

You'd been there a long time right?

22 years.

 

[Texas Ace]

22 years.

Moving on to something better, I hope?

 

[Cotton]

Moving on to something better, I hope?

More like moving away from something worse. I just got sick of the politics. I took it for as long as I could and the did the irresponsible thing and told them to fuck off.

 

[boozeman]

More like moving away from something worse. I just got sick of the politics. I took it for as long as I could and the did the irresponsible thing and told them to fuck off.

That’s a bold strategy, Cotton.

 

[Cotton]

That’s a bold strategy, Cotton.

It was not wise, but for my mental health it was very wise. I took a beatdown for many many years. I just finally got fed up with it. And the big boss when I talked to him made it seem like I was disposable and could be easily replaced. Yeah, good luck with that.

 

[Cotton]

To be honest, the straw that broke my back was when they kept fucking over my employees. I don't know how other people manage, but I manage from the ground up.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Dang man, do you have anything else lined up? Or any ideas what's next?

 

[boozeman]

To be honest, the straw that broke my back was when they kept fucking over my employees. I don't know how other people manage, but I manage from the ground up.

Noble, but none of these folks are going to be around if you need them are they?