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"gotten themselves"???? professional jobs have been salaried since for ever.

• didibus 6y ago
  Ya, I was referring to the long past. That said, I think things are a little fuzzy, and probably there's a casual acceptance that developers fall under salary exemption, but when you read something like: https://bmcclaw.com/faqs/employmentlaw/unpaid-wage-overtime-and-commissions/are-computer-programmers-and-other-high-tech-workers-exempt-from-overtime/ https://bmcclaw.com/faqs/employmentlaw/unpaid-wage-overtime-... it seems some developers would technically not be exempt from FLSA laws and might need to be paid overtime. I also meant it as, tech workers could ask to be paid overtime when they negotiate, independently or jointly, there are always such options. I don't personally know if I'd want to be a wage worker over a salaried worker, and I suspect that's true of most, we only know what we know, I can't predict if being on a wage would actually make the job more pleasant or less, so the status quo lives on.
  • walshemj 6y ago
    Interesting its strange to see the US labor law being more pro employee than the UK here.