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Re:Is Being Salaried a Scam? by busterarm on Sunday March 14, 2021 @04:29PM (#26458801)
Because if your labor is being measured in windows of time, you are either putting yourself out of work or admitting that they don't need you for 40 hours.

You need to shift the conversation away from hours worked to value of your work.

If you are an hourly employee, you are being paid to be a cog, not to be a brain.

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Re:Is Being Salaried a Scam? by codingclaws on Sunday March 14, 2021 @06:00PM (#26459762)
How do you determine how much value you're creating? And how do you convince clients of that value?
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Re:Is Being Salaried a Scam? by busterarm on Sunday March 14, 2021 @07:03PM (#26460397)
Not knowing this skill is probably why people remain hourly, as I did for many years.

I'm not sure that's really teachable, either. If you can't figure out what moves the needle for a business...

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