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[Zac]

Contract says you may be needed to work additional hours, days, weekends and public holidays to meet deadlines...

 

So if business demands stupidly tight deadlines, they have to be met by working weekends...

 

But seriously... even if I do the core work hours, and a little more by coming in early, they still aren't happy and complain... not worth it for an extra $10 a day I think... and possible lead role? Haha... their lead doesn't even want to be here, he'd been in the company 7 years, but everytime he's wanted to leave, it was the GFC or an employment low or something...

[ams]

Make the call to fair work ombudsman just to see what they say, you don't have to dob the company in or anything but at least you'll know your rights.

[Zac]

Might just do that at lunch time...

 

Can't believe the nerve of management though, set unrealistic deadlines and expect everyone to work weekends... nope... not going to happen... some many guys here have been joking that they work 60-80 hours last week... and no, they don't get paid more for it, and there is no chance they will get a week of time in lieu for each 80 hour week they worked... coz then nobody would be here for the next project... so pretty much working extra for nothing...

[ams]

80 hours a week is nothing to be proud of... Unless you're working two jobs and on 150k+

[Zac]

They are bragging, but I'm sure they feel like crap, working the extra 40 hours a week, at 1 job, for no extra pay...

 

But seriously, the extra $5k I get from this job works out to $50 a week after tax... so $10 a day, and if they want me to work an extra hour a day even, for $10, they can go fork themselves...

[Scuba-Roo]

I forget what its like to have to go to work and do work stuff. Got an email yesterday saying the shutdown i was gonna do at the start of next month has been moved to mid may, and no update of when i go back to Gladstone. Joys of contracting.

Whats the weather like in sidknee ??

[Adam]

Shit weather in Shitney.

Piss in the water dispensor Zac. You'll feel better, trust me.

 

HAHAHAHA

[Jordan]

@Zac so those guys who are working 70-80 house a week are doing so without being paid any overtime rates at all?

[Zac]

Nice idea boss... but no water dispense here... filtered water from tap...

 

Yeah Jordan... everyone is on salary here, so no overtime rates or anything else

[ams]

Our contract says 40 hour week + reasonable additional hours.

They have a policy to define what that means though. 5-10 hours extra a week is expected WHEN REQUIRED, and that can't exceed more than 9 hours in one day (8 hour work day + 1 hour reasonable additional hour) before being able to claim overtime rates.

[Zac]

At least you have overtime rates.. we got none here.. we work the extra hours "from the goodness of our hearts"... haha

 

I have a family to go home to and a daughter I want to spend some time with before she goes to bed... doesn't look like that will happen here

[Tim.]

I used to do a lot of overtime on salary and not get paid for it. The boss would give some time in lieu every now and then but never enough to cover the hours I worked.

He was working extra hours so expected everyone else to as well. He owned the company though.

[Adam]

Haha what is Time in lieu.

 

the OT i do each week gets written off each week!

[Jordan]

Wow, im glad i dont have to deal with any of this yet
I love my job hah


I got bored so i sketched my car

[Adam]

What is your job?

 

Also, Sketch mine.

 

[Zac]

Sigh... the job hunt will begin this evening...

[Jordan]

What is your job?

 

Also, Sketch mine.

 

Work at Dad's shop selling safety gear

Boots, workwear, All that kind of stuff

Send me a photo if you actually want it done

What did i just find on my photobucket account

[Harry88]

Sigh... the job hunt will begin this evening...

 

So you can't get your old one back then?

[Zac]

 

So you can't get your old one back then?

Don't know Haz... told a guy at my old work to check if there is a chance... but they looking for a dev tester now, rather than just a tester, which is what I am... but he'll confirm anyway... thing is, I know the product there as well, which is a bonus for them, no need to retrain, but still... they might not want me back when they can hire 2 juniors for what they used to pay me... LOL!