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Re:Elon Musk Lays Off Employee Who Slept on the Floor to Mee... by whateveracct on Monday February 27, 2023 @10:47AM (#34957765)
> Rarely (never in my experience) does the agreement include you only work 40 hours a week.

Exactly - you can also work less if nobody notices (easy to pull off).

$400k to work 50hr/week vs $250k to work 20hr/week. What do you choose?

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Re:Elon Musk Lays Off Employee Who Slept on the Floor to Mee... by throwaway5959 on Monday February 27, 2023 @11:06AM (#34957994)
Given that $250k would be a $30k per year pay increase with half the hours of work, probably the latter.
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