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If you are a contractor, you are paid for every hour you work. If you work overtime, you are paid for it. If you work holidays, you are paid for it. If you are
by dheera 6y ago
If you are a contractor, you are paid for every hour you work. If you work overtime, you are paid for it. If you work holidays, you are paid for it.
If you are a salaried employee the sad state of the system is a lot of companies tend to take advantage of you and overwork you and don't pay you overtime.
The flip side of it is contractors don't usually get paid vacation, so it's both an advantage and a disadvantage.
- freeone3000 6y agoHourly employees, which get paid by the hour and for overtime, exist. This is the most common employee classification. Hourly full-time employees exist. You can have full-time benefits and be paid by the amount of hours worked -- and this is the second-most-common method of working.