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If you are an IT worker you're probably exempt from overtime pay as well. Does nobody bat an eye at this? How is this even justified?

garmaine 9y ago
Because IT workers make a lot more money than the average voter so they are more likely to be the victim of animosity than the subject of pity.
- ryandrake 9y ago
  Classic divide and conquer. Nobody will vote for worker protection laws because the law might also benefit someone who makes a different amount of money than them or someone otherwise from a different tribe.
Spooky23 9y ago
Look at the comment in this thread declaring that you’re unreasonable to expect overtime compensation if you should “expect” overtime because of the nature of the work. That’s not a fringe opinion. We live in an era where the rights of workers and individuals is held in contempt by those in business and government. If you aren’t wealthy, you’re defective.
- wvenable 9y ago
  We live in an era where the rights of workers is held in contempt by workers. Everybody wants to drag everyone else down.
  - mathgladiator 9y ago
    There is wisdom here, and it takes courage and empathy to focus on building people up. As a tech lead, I have made it my sacred duty to build people up rather than exploit them as 'resources'.
freehunter 9y ago
Personally the reason I don't complain about not getting overtime pay is because just as often as I'm working 12 hour days, I'm sitting at work playing games on my phone. Working in a more operational side of the IT spectrum, unless I have a major project I'm working on, my job is dependent on there actually being work to do. Might not be the typical case for IT workers, but if I started complaining about overtime pay and wanting to get paid for hours I'm actually working, I might just find myself taking a pay cut.
- wvenable 9y ago
  If you had said for as often as your working 12 hour days you're spending time away from the office, you might actually convince someone. But sitting at work playing games on your phone is not really a job perk that most people would trade for. I'm lucky that at my current job, despite legally being exempt, we actually get overtime. If I want to work more hours one night and go in late the next day I will do that. But if the company needs me to work after hours or on weekends, then they should pay overtime.
eridius 9y ago
Because you're not an hourly worker. Your job doesn't involve punching in a time clock, so there is no such thing as overtime. The flip side of this is there's no such thing as undertime either. If you go home early one day, you still get paid for the full day.

garmaine 9y ago

Because IT workers make a lot more money than the average voter so they are more likely to be the victim of animosity than the subject of pity.

ryandrake 9y ago
Classic divide and conquer. Nobody will vote for worker protection laws because the law might also benefit someone who makes a different amount of money than them or someone otherwise from a different tribe.

Spooky23 9y ago

Look at the comment in this thread declaring that you’re unreasonable to expect overtime compensation if you should “expect” overtime because of the nature of the work. That’s not a fringe opinion. We live in an era where the rights of workers and individuals is held in contempt by those in business and government. If you aren’t wealthy, you’re defective.

wvenable 9y ago
We live in an era where the rights of workers is held in contempt by workers. Everybody wants to drag everyone else down.
- mathgladiator 9y ago
  There is wisdom here, and it takes courage and empathy to focus on building people up. As a tech lead, I have made it my sacred duty to build people up rather than exploit them as 'resources'.

freehunter 9y ago

Personally the reason I don't complain about not getting overtime pay is because just as often as I'm working 12 hour days, I'm sitting at work playing games on my phone. Working in a more operational side of the IT spectrum, unless I have a major project I'm working on, my job is dependent on there actually being work to do. Might not be the typical case for IT workers, but if I started complaining about overtime pay and wanting to get paid for hours I'm actually working, I might just find myself taking a pay cut.

wvenable 9y ago
If you had said for as often as your working 12 hour days you're spending time away from the office, you might actually convince someone. But sitting at work playing games on your phone is not really a job perk that most people would trade for. I'm lucky that at my current job, despite legally being exempt, we actually get overtime. If I want to work more hours one night and go in late the next day I will do that. But if the company needs me to work after hours or on weekends, then they should pay overtime.

eridius 9y ago

Because you're not an hourly worker. Your job doesn't involve punching in a time clock, so there is no such thing as overtime. The flip side of this is there's no such thing as undertime either. If you go home early one day, you still get paid for the full day.