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I interviewed once for a job with a defense contractor. Mid-way through the interview I was told that if they decided to give me the job I could expect to work
by inetsee 8y ago
I interviewed once for a job with a defense contractor. Mid-way through the interview I was told that if they decided to give me the job I could expect to work 60 hours a week for the next 18 months without getting paid any overtime. I didn't come out and say so, but I'm sure the interviewer could tell that I wouldn't accept an offer if it was forthcoming.
In retrospect, I think I should have said "Thank you for spending the time to talk to me, I don't want to waste any more of our time", and left.
- gaius 8y agoI was told that if they decided to give me the job I could expect to work 60 hours a week for the next 18 months without getting paid any overtime I’ll wager whoever said that was a decent guy who liked you and decided to do you a favour.
- souprock 8y agoIn the USA, I'm pretty sure that violates federal contracting rules. Maybe you ought to report them. As I understand it, they have to pay overtime if you work 48 hours in the week. The typical expectation is thus 47 hours. Perhaps you would not have been directly billed to the customer, possibly making the rules inapplicable. Unpaid overtime is something I expect much more from employers that are not doing government work, particularly the game industry. I've found a very different situation at a federal government contractor. Normal weeks are 40 hours, it is rare to work beyond that, and any extra work means extra pay. BTW, see my "Who is Hiring?" post if you wrote an embedded OS.