Today, after 3 years at my job I received a 14% raise. I was informed I will be transitioned from hourly to salary. I will now be making $1500 LESS than I made last year. FML
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Happygofucky 0
Start stealing office supplies and sell them on the black market to regain the money you lost. It's the only way, I'll pray for you.
jess6blondie9 3
At least you have a job, and are still making money.
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zdmsk8ater 0
quit
suprmidgt 0
depending on the state that may be illegal or unemployment may help look into it. also depends on circumstances
tellmeastoryplz4 0
sucks!!
MajorLeeScrewed 0
Well you should get more benefits such as health care and sick leave etc if you're on a salary (i.e. full time/part time) as opposed to casual, however you live in America so...
jennasaurus91 0
they probably did that intentially. i would get a new job.
IsBitchBetter 1
Sounds like where I used to work. Nothing like getting screwed over and your employer making sure you know how badly.
PrincessesCrown 17
No not time to find a new job. OP is lucky to even have a job. retard
Svs1992 0
Salary is better sometimes. If the economy gets worse and you can't work a full week every week then you get more money.
bankrupt 15
Conversely, if one is on salary one is not compensated for overtime, No. 102. Typically when a company switches an employee's pay status from hourly to salary it is because management has realized it is cheaper to give that individual a flat rate than to fork over for overtime. Salaried employees are expected to put in overtime because they are on salary so it is 'included' in the annual pay. Hourly employees have more OT leeway because of course, if they do not work the OT then they are not paid, so while the company didn't get extra work out of that individual, they did not pay that person either. Management does not view salaried employees the same way, feeling that by guaranteeing the amount the employee will make they are by extension obliging that person to put in the extra time. In theory if there are cutbacks then salaried employees are better off since their salaries remain static despite the number of hours they actually work. However, most companies are experts when it comes to nickel-and-diming employees and you can bet that the salaried employees are so because management has identified them as the individuals who will never be in the 'work slow down' scenario.
kemar7856 0
how does that happen?
Ray_of_midnight 23
Time to start circulating resumes to try to find another job, methinks.