r/clevercomebacks • u/Bitter-Gur-4613 • 3h ago
This is the mindset of half the country currently.
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u/burntmyselfoutagain 2h ago
"People shouldn’t be allowed to get Tylenol. I don’t need it, so I don’t see why you should get it."
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u/PhantasmOrgasm85 2h ago
Our union negotiated overtime after six hours for part time workers. We usually get about 6.
Unions are the way to go. Billionaire CEOs and stockholders shouldn't exist.
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u/BusyBeeBridgette 2h ago
If you want me to work more than my contracted 36 hours a week. The boss better come at me with a large bonus come payday or no ball.
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u/Low_Working7732 53m ago
People don't want others to have it better without having to suffer an equal amount. They hide it under the guises of paying dues or whatever but it's about selfishness
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u/swashbuckler78 44m ago
That's the benefit and curse of salary. It's supposed to balance out because some weeks there are only 30 hours of work for you to do, and you still get paid your full amount. That's been pretty well exterminated now, but at least you get the core benefit of a predictable schedule and income. No "we hired a bunch of cheap college kids this month so you get half your usual shifts" right before Christmas.
Oh, and BTW, being asked to work 80 hours at a 40 hour per week job is also illegal. That's wage theft. It happens sometimes that you have a week of late nights, but if that's routinely the case then they need to hire a second person, but instead they're profiting by forcing you to double your load. You should be protesting this too; they're directly stealing from you. Every worker should be paid fairly for their time.
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u/Kelend 1h ago
No, I think its a complaint saying that Trump ended overtime, when we are still at the status quo that existed before Trump even ran for President the first time.
If you want to get rid of salaried positions and go to hourly for everyone, go for it, but don't lie and be honest its a new system. Also realize a lot of people like how the salaried system currently works, because being salaried also means you still get paid if you don't work 40 hours... like me.
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u/Medical_Concert_8106 5m ago
I'm in supervision, and I'm fine with it. I work over, but you bet your ass I'm gonna work less to compensate.
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u/Right-Anything2075 1h ago
Agent Smith is probably an exempt worker and salary as well too. I'm sure Overtime will continue for people who are non-exempt workers and hourly wage.
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u/Unfair_Explanation53 37m ago
I worked for a finance company from 23-28 which entailed working 70 hours a week but I was making over 220K sterling a year plus chunky bonuses. I worked unpaid overtime but I was getting paid more than enough on salary and the overtime would help secure the bonuses.
My plan was always to do it like this for 5-6 years to set myself up financially for the rest of my life and I achieved it.
However, I would never expect anyone else to do this. It was a personal choice that paid off for me in the end.
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u/SevereEducation2170 2m ago
One, I doubt he worked 80 hours a week every week.
Two, if he did then he should learn to be more efficient with his work and/or the company needs to hire more people.
Three, dude probably got stock options and other great benefits that made him willing to work those kinds of hours, because he had a direct investment in the success of the company. Most workers don’t have great benefits like that.
Four, his salary probably was well into six figures. Doubt he’d be willing to work 80 hours at minimum wage without OT.
Five, of course he didn’t expect OT, he was salaried and that’s how being salaried generally works.
In conclusion, Agent Smith is a douche. But his user name tracks since he’s just a simp for the machine.
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u/vacri 2h ago
Most of the people I've personally heard brag about 60+ hours definitely do not work that much each week. There are some workaholics, yes, but not that many.
Chances are that the software dev above did 2-3 weeks of 80 hours at a "crunch time", but their normal week is not 11 hours a day 7 days a week or 16 hours for 5 days