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If you are in the right situation, salaried work can be much more relaxing. And as my boss likes to point out, flexibility works both ways--if I am sometimes e
by bmj 17y ago
If you are in the right situation, salaried work can be much more relaxing. And as my boss likes to point out, flexibility works both ways--if I am sometimes expected to put in extra hours for a project, my employer should be willing to cut me some slack when I need it, too.
- ams6110 17y agoExcept that often doesn't happen. I'm being paid hourly right now and I do find it has some advantages: I hardly ever am asked to work more than 40 hours a week because I would have to be paid overtime; If I need to leave work early there's no guilty feeling of needing to "make up the time"; I'm never "on call" at night or on weekends for support--the salaried folks get that joy.
- bmj 17y agoAgreed. Not every situation is like that, and I reckon this is the first time in my career I truly have this sort of flexibility. No one tracks my time at my desk--the only metric is the quality and timeliness of my work. I should note, too, that I am never "on call" (well, that's not true--I was on call once).
- cwan 17y agoRelaxation might not lead to happiness. Happiness can be a pretty subjective state of mind though I think what the underlying study is trying to get at is that having a more direct relationship between your time and the value you create can be more satisfying and therefore lead to happiness. I think David Allen sort of explores this idea in GTD with the idea that people can be a lot happier with building widgets - a very direct relationship in terms of tasks, accomplishments, and satisfaction. More broadly this study (though I'd caution in reading excessively into it anyway as they open in the published paper by saying the effect isn't large) provides evidence for pay for performance.