Just how much do you give? - Page 4

Will · 08-06-2009, 13:36

I'll answer emails from home, and have my work phone on. I have a sense of duty and I guess it makes my life easier when I go back to the office on Monday.

Flibster · 08-06-2009, 13:53

I don't work for free.

If they pay me, I will work for however long they pay me for.

Burble · 08-06-2009, 14:03

I don't answer emails from home and my work blackberry is set to automatically turn itself off in the evening. It isn't that I don't have a sense of duty but they don't pay me to work 24/7 so I don't.

Will · 08-06-2009, 14:04

I do it for myself rather than the company. Saves me a lot of crap.

iCraig · 08-06-2009, 14:07

I do bits and pieces most weekends (answer e-mails, catch up on invoices etc) and regularly work over. I have the habit of working until I've wrapped up a certain task enough, rather than when the clock hits 5. I don't get paid for it, but I do find it easier the next day to carry on if I've left it in a decent state.

I work for a small company, and I want us to succeed, so I pour everything I have into my job.

Kell_ee001 · 08-06-2009, 17:05

Since I have to make up any time I miss (not that I'm ever late, but if I have appointments etc) I don't work any unpaid overtime. I used to do regular 60+ hour weeks at my last 2 places though, although it was paid (at normal rate mind) but if a job needs doing and all that

Rich_L · 08-06-2009, 17:32

6. Court deadlines and tight resourcing means that sometimes a job just needs doing, if it means, although rarely, working through the night and/or weekends then that's what has to be done. That said, although not paid overtime, we operate on a target/salary structure so if you exceed your target you get more money come review time - last couple of years have been a hard slog but can't complain, they pay us well and are very flexible with needing time off whenever necessary.

vix · 08-06-2009, 17:58

Day job - we get time back in lieu so I normally work 40 hours a week, but some days might be 10 hours, others 6. Previously I have just stayed at work til the job is done but other commitments mean I can't do that any more.

Teaching - I only get paid for the hours I teach, so lesson planning and marking are sone in my own time. I usually spend twice as much time as I get paid on my teaching work, but I get such a high hourly rate for it that I feel it is justified.

Pumpkinstew · 08-06-2009, 22:29

In theory every hour I work has to be booked to a job at the end of the week. The site gets locked up at 5.30, so generally I'll put in the odd free half hour here and there.

Approved overtime is sometimes available and also has to get booked to ensure it contributes to the business metrics and, of course, my wage packet.

It's not really possible to take my work home with me and there are regulations about lone working in the lab so that restricts how much I can do outside of my regular 37 working hours.

Jingo · 09-06-2009, 13:45

Well I work for myself so although overtime isn't official, it is certainly often the case.

As I charge hourly rates to clientele it is always paid, but further benefits me e.g. If I wish to undertake something outside of work all Thursday, then I can work through until midnight Wednesday in order to get things done etc.

The same goes for tying up jobs/undertaking work with more pressing timescales, without losing out financially.

I'm generally of the opinion that I would be happy to work overtime if it was to greatly benefit the situation/have substantial impact. However, if I worked on a low hourly rate/minimum wage for a company that didn't really 'give back', then I would probably not go too far out of my way.

There has to be a give/take situation.

View Poll Results: How much do you give?
I NEVER do overtime.	7	18.92%
I only do overtime if it is paid, and even then I dont really do any.	9	24.32%
A small amount 'unpaid' (1-2 hours per week)	4	10.81%
A moderate amount 'unpaid' (3-10 hours per week)	4	10.81%
A lot of overtime 'unpaid' (10+ hours per week)	2	5.41%
Whatever it takes to get the job done, no matter how many hours	11	29.73%
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

08-06-2009, 13:36	#31
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	I'll answer emails from home, and have my work phone on. I have a sense of duty and I guess it makes my life easier when I go back to the office on Monday. __________________ *No No!*

08-06-2009, 13:53	#32
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	I don't work for free. If they pay me, I will work for however long they pay me for. __________________

08-06-2009, 14:04	#34
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	I do it for myself rather than the company. Saves me a lot of crap. __________________ *No No!*

08-06-2009, 14:07	#35
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	I do bits and pieces most weekends (answer e-mails, catch up on invoices etc) and regularly work over. I have the habit of working until I've wrapped up a certain task enough, rather than when the clock hits 5. I don't get paid for it, but I do find it easier the next day to carry on if I've left it in a decent state. I work for a small company, and I want us to succeed, so I pour everything I have into my job. __________________

08-06-2009, 14:03	#33
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I don't answer emails from home and my work blackberry is set to automatically turn itself off in the evening. It isn't that I don't have a sense of duty but they don't pay me to work 24/7 so I don't.

08-06-2009, 17:05	#36
Kell_ee001 Wants Big Meat Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle Posts: 6,478	Since I have to make up any time I miss (not that I'm ever late, but if I have appointments etc) I don't work any unpaid overtime. I used to do regular 60+ hour weeks at my last 2 places though, although it was paid (at normal rate mind) but if a job needs doing and all that __________________

08-06-2009, 17:32	#37
Rich_L Dr Cocktapuss Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seven Sizzles Posts: 1,044	6. Court deadlines and tight resourcing means that sometimes a job just needs doing, if it means, although rarely, working through the night and/or weekends then that's what has to be done. That said, although not paid overtime, we operate on a target/salary structure so if you exceed your target you get more money come review time - last couple of years have been a hard slog but can't complain, they pay us well and are very flexible with needing time off whenever necessary. __________________

08-06-2009, 17:58	#38
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	Day job - we get time back in lieu so I normally work 40 hours a week, but some days might be 10 hours, others 6. Previously I have just stayed at work til the job is done but other commitments mean I can't do that any more. Teaching - I only get paid for the hours I teach, so lesson planning and marking are sone in my own time. I usually spend twice as much time as I get paid on my teaching work, but I get such a high hourly rate for it that I feel it is justified. __________________

08-06-2009, 22:29	#39
Pumpkinstew Absinthe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mostly Oxford, Sometimes Bristol Posts: 1,156	In theory every hour I work has to be booked to a job at the end of the week. The site gets locked up at 5.30, so generally I'll put in the odd free half hour here and there. Approved overtime is sometimes available and also has to get booked to ensure it contributes to the business metrics and, of course, my wage packet. It's not really possible to take my work home with me and there are regulations about lone working in the lab so that restricts how much I can do outside of my regular 37 working hours. __________________ Get old, or die tryin' PSTEWREVIEWS - Chunks of Meaty Reviews, Mixed with Your Five a Day of News, Comment and Opinion, Floating in a Broth of Suspect Grammar and Seasoned Liberally with Mixed Metaphor. Tasty. Last edited by Pumpkinstew; 08-06-2009 at 22:32.

09-06-2009, 13:45	#40
Jingo Smother me in chocolate and eat flapjacks with it! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Somerset Posts: 1,854	Well I work for myself so although overtime isn't official, it is certainly often the case. As I charge hourly rates to clientele it is always paid, but further benefits me e.g. If I wish to undertake something outside of work all Thursday, then I can work through until midnight Wednesday in order to get things done etc. The same goes for tying up jobs/undertaking work with more pressing timescales, without losing out financially. I'm generally of the opinion that I would be happy to work overtime if it was to greatly benefit the situation/have substantial impact. However, if I worked on a low hourly rate/minimum wage for a company that didn't really 'give back', then I would probably not go too far out of my way. There has to be a give/take situation. __________________