Would you want to be a salaried employee?

Would you rather be hourly or salaried?

  • Hourly

    Votes: 12 75.0%

  • Salaried

    Votes: 2 12.5%

  • Other (see below)

    Votes: 2 12.5%
  • Total voters
    16
MMiz

MMiz

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Today I was talking to a guy that said that he could make so much more if he was paid for the hours he actually worked, not a salary, but he liked the security of a consistent salary.

Would you rather be an hourly or salaried employee in EMS?

Most of my colleagues liked picking up the overtime that came with being an hourly employee.
 
PotatoMedic

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Hourly. My wife is salaried. Even if she has all her projects done she has to be in the office 40 hours a week. And if she leaves early age has to take PTO for being gone any time less than 40. Again, even if all her work is done. Salaried just means they don't have to pay you over time to me. Now maybe other companies are better. But I can only go of "my" experiences.
 
twistedMP

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For ems definitely hourly you never know how long you will be held over or stuck on a call. Plus as soon as you go salary you become the companies ***** at will
 
Akulahawk

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There is something to be said for the security of being salaried... but there's also something to be said for being hourly. Just remember that sometimes, just because you're salaried, the company can't escape the obligation of compensating you for overtime. There are some specific requirements for deeming someone OT exempt. Simply being salaried doesn't trigger the exemption in and of itself.
 
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MMiz said:
Today I was talking to a guy that said that he could make so much more if he was paid for the hours he actually worked, not a salary, but he liked the security of a consistent salary.

Would you rather be an hourly or salaried employee in EMS?

Most of my colleagues liked picking up the overtime that came with being an hourly employee.
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Hourly. Hands down.
 
STXmedic

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We're essentially salaried, with hourly OT. I love it. If I don't work a single shift that week (trading time), I still get paid the same. I can also work OT without having worked a single normal hour that week.
 
Tigger

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STXmedic said:
We're essentially salaried, with hourly OT. I love it. If I don't work a single shift that week (trading time), I still get paid the same. I can also work OT without having worked a single normal hour that week.
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I work part time for a place that does this for their FT people, they seem to like it. My pay periods are consistent enough that it's not a worry for me though.
 
COmedic17

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STXmedic said:
We're essentially salaried, with hourly OT. I love it. If I don't work a single shift that week (trading time), I still get paid the same. I can also work OT without having worked a single normal hour that week.
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Same here.
 
Carlos Danger

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Best job I ever had was salaried but non-exempt.

Full pay even if you didn't work your regular shifts; still got OT if you picked up an extra shift.
 
COmedic17

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It depends where my set falls. If they fall at the beginning and end of same week, I can get OT for the following weeks set, due to where shifts fall, or if I trade a set, pick up an extra set, etc.


IF I want to pick up a set a week and my set falls at the beginning of week and end of week, I can get 144 hours in one week.
 
DrParasite

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FireWA1 said:
Hourly. My wife is salaried. Even if she has all her projects done she has to be in the office 40 hours a week. And if she leaves early age has to take PTO for being gone any time less than 40. Again, even if all her work is done. Salaried just means they don't have to pay you over time to me. Now maybe other companies are better. But I can only go of "my" experiences.
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That was my experience as well. Had to be there by 8am couldn't leave before 5pm. Even if all my work was done, couldn't leave. So I had to stare at my PC, and check emails.... a lot..... Also, if my boss decided they wanted to do a project on the weekends, or at night, I was expected to be there, for no extra compensation, regardless of if I had plans that day or not. Suffice it to say, I didn't stay there long.

The only way I would accept a salaried OT/exempt positions in EMS would be in a position in management, working 9am to 5pm, where I got paid really well, and had minimal times when I had to work more than 40 hours.

Otherwise, it's hourly all the way. That way I get paid for all the hours I work at my job, vs having to work for free.
 
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