What are the pros and cons of a salary position? I have always had hourly positions and my new one is a weekly salary.BDx13 - 5-26-2010 at 09:51 AM
the pro is that if they cut back your hours, you still get paid consistently.
the con is that if you have to put in overtime to get your work done, you don't get paid more.XnMeX - 5-26-2010 at 10:00 AM
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Originally posted by BD
the pro is that if they cut back your hours, you still get paid consistently.
the con is that if you have to put in overtime to get your work done, you don't get paid more.
yeah, I was looking up the differences after I posted this. I figured thats what it was.
Anyone have any personal situations where one worked better / worse for them?
One thing I was wondering about is this... The job does not give any vaca time until I have been with them for 1 year. If I need a day off, I wonder
how they figure that out?
I have my wedding coming up in October so I am sure that is going to go unpaid. Gotta discuss that with them tuesday.XHonusWagnerX - 5-26-2010 at 10:23 AM
I think that when your a salory employee sick/personal time is factored in as part of your pay so if you need a day here or there it shouldnt be a
problem. Taking time off for a wedding/honeymoon is like a vacation so like you said that will probably be unpaid time off.
I'm sure each company has different rules thoughBDx13 - 5-26-2010 at 10:47 AM
companies will often make arrangement to accommodate unique situations like that, but it may very well be that they give you the time off and hold
your job for you, but you don't get paid fro your time away.Mark Lind - 5-26-2010 at 11:31 AM
It really depends on the company you work for. Feel free to ask them questions about their corporate culture before you accept.
Here at my company they very rarely ask me to stay beyond my normal hours. I am on salary so if I stay then I don't get paid more. But my boss will
throw me comp days or comp hours to make up for it. She's very fair like that and I think the company overall is fair like that too.
We're going through a system conversion in the next year so my hours will undoubtedly increase at some point but I've been in this position for 6
years without having to put in more time than scheduled so it's a fair trade off. Sometimes companies will also have incentive programs for salaried
employees that remain unknown to hourly employees so you can ask about that. Discipline - 5-26-2010 at 01:47 PM
I used to work for a guy who wanted me to always put in overtime. Me and a couple of others were on salary and worked crazy hours every week, but the
boss freaked on us if one of the hourly paid managers below us went beyond their hours because he didn't want to have to pay overtime. It sucked.ShawnRefuse - 5-26-2010 at 01:48 PM
I enjoy salary because I can budget better. But when I work too much overtime without comps it is crappy. But, overall, I am horrible with money so it
makes me be able to be better when I know what's coming in.Johnny_Whistle - 5-26-2010 at 01:50 PM
Is this for the radio station gig you mentioned in another thread? My radio experience is all in the on-air side, so the business office side might
be different, but when I was in radio, it was more or less expected that you were working long hours, no matter if you were getting overtime or not.
Definitely check that stuff out ahead of time. Doesn't necessarily mean you shouldn't take the job, but forewarned is forearmed.
Congrats, by the way.
Oh, and hi, I'm new here.BDx13 - 5-26-2010 at 02:30 PM
Johnny, welcome to the Thorp & Sailor's Grave Board.
How's you come to find us?Johnny_Whistle - 5-26-2010 at 04:10 PM
Thanks BD! Wandered in here while roming around online one day. Always been a fan of the Business and Ducky Boys, and a few of the other acts you
have here.BDx13 - 5-26-2010 at 04:21 PM
Nice. Well, thanks for registering and chiming in. If you've been around for a while you already know this isn't the fastest moving board, but it is
full of pretty easy going people.CR83 - 5-26-2010 at 09:49 PM
Salary typically will equal some stability and will bring about benefits you'd hope. Ask them about the paid time off policy (PTO). A wedding should
be included in excused or permissed days off.
