Quote Originally Posted by Kalok Sundancer View Post
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.
Sounds like my last employer. I worked for a managing agent for a prominent insurance company in Michigan. We had a draconian dress code and PTO policy to match. They would track in 15 minute increments for everything. Didn't make a difference if you were salaried or not.

Until recently, the insurance company was a "not for profit" entity. Once they escaped the insurer of last resort regulatory leash, they slashed their managing agent contracts from 14 down to 2. 95% of our revenue came from that one contract. The owner had expected a heads up when the contract was last renewed. Instead they pulled the rug out with 30 days notice. Our company's owner treated us better than he'd been. He surprised us with really nice severance packages and encouraged us to search for new jobs while we wound down. We didn't have to stick it out until they closed the doors to get the package either.

To bring this back around to the subject of kilts. They would never have allowed me to wear a kilt to work. Our office dress code nazi would have fainted had I tried.