afnaechiquita
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2008
psimon said:Here, if we do get approval for overtime, as a professional, our overtime rate is less than our regular hourly rate! On top of that, there is a ceiling as to how much we can make in total.... so we are not paid well to work overtime.
---Paul in Southern NJ
This is semi the logic why I always go for comp time over OT, and am very grateful to have that option. OT is taxed, and at the end of the day I'd rather have my free time back than more money than expected.