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originally posted by: TheRedneck
a reply to: Willtell
Have any of you hard working people ever worked 12 hours overtime? In other words 20 hours straight…
Yes.
Work 20 hours straight and see how you feel getting a day off instead of the big bucks
Work 20 hours straight and you just made 12 hours OT. That would likely throw you into a different tax bracket. The way it was, comp time would get you a day and a half off, hour for hour. Under this bill, for working that long just one time, you get 18 hours off, meaning you can take off early Wednesday and not show back up till Monday morning... and get your normal week's pay without using your vacation time!
News flash: not everyone is doing everything for just money. I tend to take time off between jobs, as much as a couple months if I can afford it. I can't take green paper with me when it's all over, but I bet I can take the memories of spending time with my family.
Irony: someone who obviously loves money more than life itself crying about the evil of rich guys...
TheRedneck
originally posted by: SaturnFX
But again, if hours are being accrued, then it all comes down to how the comp time is negotiated. As I said, saving up hours so you can take a couple week vacation every couple months would be pretty great. (that mixed in with vacation time and you could have quite a nice social life).
I like money, but I dont want to be working just to see a rising bank account. Taking time off to explore and live life is key to sanity imo..else you are just a worker bee until you grow old.
originally posted by: SaturnFX
I am trying to figure this out, any help through the legalise would be helpful
From what I am gathering, the employee can choose to have that extra hour worked after 40 to go either as overtime pay, or to rack up hours so you can take paid time off down the road..so you can work like a ant for 50 hours a week and after 4 weeks, take a entire week off while getting paid.
From what I see, its the employee's choice.
If thats the entire bill, then I am actually in favor of that. Hell, work 4 months and take the 5th one off while paid. work an extra hour a day and come in on saturday for a few hours...
I am actually a big fan of that idea..but anyone taking a month off every 5th month would probably be replaced tbh.
originally posted by: MOMof3
a reply to: curiouspatience
That's crazy. I thought working OT was for extra money, not time. This law is to give away workers earned money back in the pockets of the employer, and the employee pay the taxes too.