Quote Originally Posted by HippieLee View Post
Heh-heh - I'da passed out cold if "unix"ken wasn't in IT. At our shop only the salaried people are on-call. Don't wanna give us grunts the overtime. I am not complaining, mind you, and not particularly eager to move to salary. ;-)

I am lucky - I truly enjoy my job. Just only during work hours.
Count your lucky stars. I have been salaried my entire career. Some of my employers didn't abuse it and some do; like my current one.

They've mandated 45-50 hour MINIMUM work weeks for no extra pay (90 to 100 hours per two week pay period). If you need to take any time off, even leaving an hour early for an appointment, vacation time must be used. Some employers believe that the term "salaried employee" is a synonym for "indentured servant". My current employer is one of those. Of course this whole health care mess doesn't help because I work for a health insurance company that is a "not for profit", so it's all about the do more with less.

I love *WHAT* I do for a living. I just don't always like who I do it for.