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Could those who wanted to work longer for additional pay do so, when asked, or was that restricted by the agreement? I don't have experience with these to know

• hewlett 4y ago
  TAs are paid based on how many hours they are expected to work and don't receive additional pay if they work longer. At my uni TAs are paid as if they worked 12 hours a week, but often have to work 14-16 to get through the assigned work
  • IncRnd 4y ago
    Thanks!
• abdullahkhalids 4y ago
  Yes, the contract could be extended for additional work. In fact, I taught a 5 week module in an undergrad course one semester, and I found that our pre-agreed time was far too little for me to adequately prepare for the classes (and do office hours etc). So I reached out to my department, and we moved to a different contract, where I tracked my exact hours and I was paid for those hours. However, this was pretty exceptional. In most cases, we got either a 102 hour/semeter contract or a 204 hour/semester contract, with only 90-95% of those hours actually worked (in the Physics dept at least).
• analog31 4y ago
  This probably doesn't answer your question, but when I was in grad school 30 years ago, there was an unwritten assumption that limiting your hours was necessary, so you could spend most of your time focusing on "getting done." Staying in school imposed a savage opportunity cost compared to finishing quicker and getting into a higher paying job. It also imposed a risk, since there were a lot of things that could happen, outside of your control, and knock you out of the program without a degree. I worked my extra hours as a musician, and actually made decent money compared to my graduate stipend. But it was limited to about 4 hours a week. And it was a source of recreation and "escape" that I needed.