Re:Ask HN: How do I deal with the "unpaid overtime crowd"?
by MortenK on Friday March 28, 2014 @02:55PM
(#7489232)
I've only encounted unpaid overtime in chaotic sweatshops, which are similar to the companies I mentioned, of constant fires / crisis'. These are so uncommon though, and the practice by all means illegal, that I'd think it obvious that over-time is compensated one way or the other. Are you in the US? My experience is from a variety of European countries mainly, which might differ vastly from american standards.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: How do I deal with the "unpaid overtime crowd"?
by schrodinger on Friday March 28, 2014 @03:56PM
(#7489594)
In the US, salaried employees aren't legally required to get paid overtime, only hourly employees. The whole point of being salaried is that you're being paid for a year of work, rather than by the hour, so your pay doesn't depend on hours worked.
Typically, full time developers are salaried.
Re:Ask HN: How do I deal with the "unpaid overtime crowd"?
by indlebe on Saturday March 29, 2014 @11:35AM
(#7492549)
I'm in Canada and it's the same. My salary agreement says I get paid X for Y hours per week and is very vague about how overtime is treated. There is a mention that there may be "expected overtime" required on an occasional basis. I have never received compensation or time-off-in-leiu for overtime worked and during term (i work for a university) it's expected that I work 45-50 as opposed to the 35 that was agreed upon. 35 hours per week is summer only, and then I'd be lucky.