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Do you leave work on time?
- Thread starter texhnolyze
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On a day to day basis, usually. Sometimes I'll stick around later if I have a lot to do or I'm in the middle of something, but once I got my 80 hours for the pay period, I'm done and will either leave early or use the extra time for appointments.
Past that, I need to be approved for extended work hours. I've rarely worked over my 80, and that was usually due to outages or system upgrades, and I always got paid for the extra time.
Past that, I need to be approved for extended work hours. I've rarely worked over my 80, and that was usually due to outages or system upgrades, and I always got paid for the extra time.
Only time I ever stay back is if I'm still on a call, once it's over them I'm out the door. Sometimes people say it might not look good, but I counter that by saying "pay me more than minimum wage" then they stfu.
UK btw.
UK btw.
I have to. We have hand scanners to punch in and out and you have to have authorization to scan out early or late. There is a 15 min grace period for signing out late or in early.
Most of the time. Given the nature of my job it's not always possible. Sometimes I leave on time but then receive a call and work from home a bit.
Flexible schedule, I kind of roll in and roll out as needed depending on the day. Some days I'm in during lunch and out before 4, others I'm taking meetings at 8 and don't head home until 7.
I am a paid hourly contractor at the same company where I was a salaried employee for almost 8 years.
No doubt whatsoever I leave exactly on time every single day.
Ironically at one point in time as an employee one of my many responsibilities was keeping track of the contractors on my team and making sure they were charging us for the exact hours they worked.
So yeah. I work exactly what they pay me for hourly. No less and no more.
No doubt whatsoever I leave exactly on time every single day.
Ironically at one point in time as an employee one of my many responsibilities was keeping track of the contractors on my team and making sure they were charging us for the exact hours they worked.
So yeah. I work exactly what they pay me for hourly. No less and no more.
I don't have a hard start time.
But I also don't have a hard end time. So I just show up between 8:30 - 10:00 depending on the day.
But I also don't have a hard end time. So I just show up between 8:30 - 10:00 depending on the day.
I have been salary for a little over a decade and have not worked an hourly position since. At first, rarely did I leave on time.
After about 2-3 years of leaving 15 minutes late here and 20 minutes late there I am relatively on point at leaving right on time and have stuck to that for the better part of this decade. I've made my own schedule for the majority of that time too so there's that.
Don't get paid extra and these corporations don't give a shit about us so if the work requires more time; hire more people or adjust your time tables. Simple.
After about 2-3 years of leaving 15 minutes late here and 20 minutes late there I am relatively on point at leaving right on time and have stuck to that for the better part of this decade. I've made my own schedule for the majority of that time too so there's that.
Don't get paid extra and these corporations don't give a shit about us so if the work requires more time; hire more people or adjust your time tables. Simple.
I work for myself, but when I worked at an office I arrived at 8:58am and was out the door at 5:01pm at the latest. If a company asked me to work more than 15 minutes extra I would expect to be paid for it.
95% of the time I leave on time but the 5% I need to stay a few minutes extra. There is only once or twice a year where I stay late and If I do a good job during those times I don't have to stay late.
Varies a lot for me, I really like what I do and I usually try and finish up what I'm doing before I leave for the day. Sometimes that means 10 minutes of extra work, sometimes 1-2 hours.
But any overtime is collected to a flex pool and then I usually take half of a Friday off or something instead to even it out.
But any overtime is collected to a flex pool and then I usually take half of a Friday off or something instead to even it out.
I come in about 15 minutes early and will always try to clock out on time. However if I do stay longer it's usually only about 5-10 minutes. Good thing is I get paid OT for it.
Nope, learnt my lesson long ago. It doesn't swing both ways, so I'm not putting in any extra effort for my employers benefit.
Most of the time.
Earlier if I can control it.
I'm salaried so I get paid more per hour the less I work.
Earlier if I can control it.
I'm salaried so I get paid more per hour the less I work.
this. Also, most of the times I leave a bit early because I can just as well finish sending some emails during my commute.
My work schedules me for the busy period of my day where I can't just walk away so I always end up working like an extra 15 or 20 minutes, but then they yell at me if I have OT. It's a catch 22 for sure.
I work when I work, and I often think about work when I don't work. I love what I do so it's no bother to me. My wife is invested in what I do for work so she talks to me about my work too.
I don't have any time requirements other than a set timetable of contact hours. Beyond that, how much time I spend working (be that at work or at home) is up to me and can vary wildly. Some days I feel I've done my prep work for the following day at 2-3 in the afternoon, and some days, I don't go home until after 8.
I try to get in early and leave early to avoid traffic, but things usually happen towards the end of the day...and if something serious happens I'm expected to stay online until it's resolved or I'm rotated out.
Although in other jobs I've usually always been happy to stay until the work gets done.
Really depends on the job though, if it can be done tomorrow, then sure I'll leave on time or early.
Although in other jobs I've usually always been happy to stay until the work gets done.
Really depends on the job though, if it can be done tomorrow, then sure I'll leave on time or early.
I'm known for putting in OT and working my ass off to get things done despite being on salary. I got a heart attack out of it this year from all that unpaid labor. Never again.
Unless I have something pressing on my desk or I'm in the middle of a call, no. If I could remember them specifically, I've probably stayed over (like, more than 1-2 minutes) less than 10 times at my current job after almost 6 months on it.
It helps that my boss has an awkward commute so she works basically 7-3, and I work 8:15-4:15 (though usually get in 5-10 minutes early), so the one person who can most hold me to task is already long gone by the time quitting time rolls around.
It helps that my boss has an awkward commute so she works basically 7-3, and I work 8:15-4:15 (though usually get in 5-10 minutes early), so the one person who can most hold me to task is already long gone by the time quitting time rolls around.
I'm contracted to work 40 hour a week but i can work more/less if i want to. I can come and go anytime i want. But at the end of august i must have between -20 to +40 hours in total or i will lose pay or excess hours, if total worked ours is more than +40.
I try to leave on time but as I do 95% of the hedging at the place I work, if there are a lot of fixations in the day that generally means I haven't had much time to do the admin shit that makes my life easier so I will occasionally be around after my normal finish time. Same if its just a generally busy period and others need helping in the office.
It all very dependant on how things are flowing really, I have definitely had some long months overs the years I have worked but I do get paid pretty well and the busy years are often followed by a decent yearly bonus so I can't complain, on average though I wouldn't spend any more than 10 hours extra in total over a month I reckon.
It all very dependant on how things are flowing really, I have definitely had some long months overs the years I have worked but I do get paid pretty well and the busy years are often followed by a decent yearly bonus so I can't complain, on average though I wouldn't spend any more than 10 hours extra in total over a month I reckon.
On the off occasion I leave slightly late due to misjudgement of time on my part but the bosses generally expect everyone to be back 10 minutes before home time and ready to leave. When there is overtime you will get a heads up. It's quite nice that they don't take advantage of people to put in more hours.
Our office hours are 9 to 5:30. On regular days I usually leave between 6:30 and 7. When we're slammed usually 7:30-8. I'm a writer, so if I have a lot of meetings during the day, my time gets stretched. I also do a lot of work at home and on the weekends when the project calls for it. Good salary and benefits though, so I don't complain (much).