Working Hours in Denver

[Indigo Cardinal]

Originally Posted by RareLocal5280

I am compensated well above the market, and as such, I expect to work harder than the "40 hour norm". It's not for everyone, but just don't be silly enough to think that someone owes you $150K+ a year for a 40 hour work week. First on the chopping block when tough times come.

Don't be silly enough to presume everybody chiming in on this thread is at the six-figure a year mark. Then maybe you'll get why they're not eager to put in 40+ hours a week when they're salaried.

[RareLocal5280]

Originally Posted by Indigo Cardinal

Don't be silly enough to presume everybody chiming in on this thread is at the six-figure a year mark. Then maybe you'll get why they're not eager to put in 40+ hours a week when they're salaried.

I'm not sure where I made that assumption, but please feel free to point me to the post and correct me where I did. The higher your income the more true my statement becomes but it can apply in varying degrees to many income levels.

Originally Posted by RareLocal5280

If we hire a recruit right out of college and are paying them $60K a year, they would be foolish to think they're signing up for a 40 hour work week. That's also why they make 50%+ more than the average starting coming out of college.

As I stated above, if you're coming right out of college making $50K-$60K, that is well above the median, and this applies to you. If you're living in Denver, and making $80K, which is about about 33% higher than the median (depending on the source), than this applies to you. If you're a 20 year veteran in your field and that field pays a salary of $58K in Denver, then by all means, wrap your week up at the 40 hour minimum.

[VileTat]

I wager this depends more on your industry, and how greedy your boss(overlord) happens to be. Gotta love "public companies" that are required by law to be as greedy as possible. In the IT world and probably others, managers are trained to get rid of anyone even talking about starting a Union. Thank goodness kind folks the Koch brothers purchased "Right to Work" laws in Colorado and many other states ("right to be fired for any reason at all")