I don't see how it is a scam. You just divide your weekly salary by average number of hours you work per week to get your effective hourly wage. The only scammy

I don't see how it is a scam. You just divide your weekly salary by average number of hours you work per week to get your effective hourly wage. The only scammy thing about it is if the company leads you to believe you will be working 40 hours a week on average and you actually end up working 60. Long work hours is not a good thing regardless if you are salary or hourly. Salary workers typically have greater self direction in how they accomplish their work assignments. In a well functioning workplace NOT having over time compensation as is the case for salary workers can incentivise productivity.