The death of the 40-hour work week

[discocrisco01]

When you’re hired for a full-time job, the understanding is that you’ll put in at least a 40-hour workweek.

The expectation — especially for salaried employees who don’t qualify for overtime — is that you’ll put in more to ensure your projects get done.

Or because the boss needs something at the last-minute.

Or just because everyone at the office regularly works more than 8 hours a day, and you’re seen as kind of a slacker if you don’t.

read more at http://fox13now.com/2015/05/04/the-death-of-the-40-hour-work-week/

[Throd]

1. I'm self-employed. 55 hours is the norm.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. Because you like to do whatever it is you're doing so much?

Or because you feel you have to? Would you prefer to work only 40 hours if you could?

[Throd]

4. More in that I have to, than want to.

As a freelance graphic designer you have to take work as it is available because you never know what the next month will be like. Fortunately most of my clients are pretty nice. About half my projects are fun and challenging, the other half not so much. I do appreciate all of it, even the boring stuff. I remember 2009 when work was very scarce.

[clydefrand]

3. I still remember how my Dad reacted when

he got a 6 day work week instead of 7 day. So you can't believe how happy he was when they went to 40 hour week, with overtime, and no cut in pay. (He worked for
a railroad at the time./)

[enough]

5. Wow. What era was that? Was a union involved in the improvement? (nt)

[GOLGO 13]

6. Not my job

Union today, tomorrow & forever.

[hughee99]

7. I haven't seen a 40 hour work week in about 20 years.

Not so bad for the first 5 when I was hourly and got OT, not so good since.

[forthemiddle]

8. What ever happened to the salary rules

That the Obama administration was supposed to redo in January?
If I remember right, it was supposed to either raise the minimum salary,or reclassify them to non exempt.