I am hourly and detest filling out those time cards. And it is hugly annoying to have to watch the clock. But it keeps pressure on both me and my management to limit my time beating on keyboards.
You appear to be an exception. Most work long hours under implied or expressed pressure from management. And many consider this to be abusive and contrary to the greater good. Many also argue that such abuse is not really good for the company as productivity and work quality tends to drop as folks reach limits. Downtime and family time contribute to physical and emotional health of all concerned. And that benefits society as a whole. My humble $0.02 (before taxes) -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Mattson Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: IBM Cuts Employee Salaries I work in California, and their state law has forced my company to move me, a sysprog, from salaried to hourly. I hate it. I am a workaholic, and suddenly HR is reporting me to management for working more hours than I am putting down on my time sheet. Its insane. I have gotten around it by getting them to agree that I can stay extra hours if I use the time for personal study to develop my work skills. Honestly it is about a wash, but I would prefer getting the same paycheck every time just to make budgeting easier. NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
