Why can't we just do the job we're employed to do and take the pay we agree
Why can't we all just live in peace?
Its not a metter of taking the pay we agree.
When you are hired and a salary is quoted, it is based on 40 hour workweeks.
When your employer requests you work beyond those times, it is the EMPLOYER that is ignoring that work contract, not the employees by requesting overtime pay.
I agree that working for smaller companies is always more rewarding, I prefer them myself, more pay, more growth potential, more hands-on operational involvement, less ridiculous corporate red tape to get things done etc.
Small businesses rule the world in my eyes, and they have ALWAYS been my preferred employer. But when an employer takes advantage of that and 'expects' you to constantly work overtime, he has to rightly pay for it.
I don't mind throwing in an extra ahour here and there to get the job done, just don't TELL me to do it or EXPECT me to do it and then expect it more and more. ESPECIALLY if you are going to bitch about me being 10 minutes late on Tuesday.
Its a two way street but there are laws in place, in Canada, that stop employers from pushing it and insisting that you work longer hours for the same money.
