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I want to get an idea about the number of hours of overtime different people are offered from their place of employment. Do you work all of these hours? If not, what factors determine the amount of overtime that you work?
By the way, I work my maximum overtime which is currently 10 hours per week (in addition to my regular 40-hour work week).
I work whatever overtime I can get. But there are only a set amount of hours available. We work Saturdays but they only need a set amount of people.
They give the overtime hours to those that prefer it and let people who don't want to work it stay off. Some people who get the shift, give it away.
I average about 2 Saturdays a month. Some people work 3. I don't think I've seen someone work all 4 of them.
I want to get an idea about the number of hours of overtime different people are offered from their place of employment. Do you work all of these hours? If not, what factors determine the amount of overtime that you work?
By the way, I work my maximum overtime which is currently 10 hours per week (in addition to my regular 40-hour work week).
I have worked either overtime or comp time on a regular, as-needed basis for about 10 years now. Have also maxxed out and reached the maximum available ceiling on comp time on multiple occasions. The longest hours I ever worked that I can remember on a bi-weekly basis was about 120 hours total (possibly worked longer than that, but I can't recall the exact total hours number).
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As a manager I am exempt, but in the past when I have authorized my people to work up to a certain number of hours overtime it was rarely used. In most cases one or two people did an hour or two a week. They seem to prefer their time off to making a little extra money.
Nope. 40 is plenty, and sometimes too much. Keeps a good balance. All work no play makes Jack a dull boy. Lifes too short to spend it doing something you hate. But if I did ever find a job I really loved I could see a little ot to save up some cash, but not a priority.
I have, 40 hours in a month, my paycheck after taxes increased just over $800/month. I didn't know if I felt working an additional 10 hours per week was worth it though...
My current job, starting this week I'll be working at least 8 hours a week of overtime, so I'll have a nice check this month, but to be honest I'd rather not haha. And that will probably net me at least another $1000 this month.
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Lifes too short to spend it doing something you hate. But if I did ever find a job I really loved I could see a little ot to save up some cash, but not a priority.
