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Sep 6, 2019
3:38:10pm

shakarocks All-American

I also work in a manufacturing environment

Most in production are hourly but a number of IT and engineering folks are as well. It's advantageous if you work a lot of overtime. We have hourly folks who get into six figures before overtime kicks in.

A salary isn't necessarily an advantage in this environment.

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shakarocks

Bio page: shakarocks
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Follow up to my employee of 15 years getting let go for cause...I was anxious.

Kauai

9/6/19 1:36pm

How did he last 15 years getting that many marks? Or was this a recent thing

Skeptical Optimist

9/6/19 1:38pm

He was a salaried employee for the past 14 years but his postion was changed to

Kauai

9/6/19 1:41pm

That would suck for someone who doesn't like working overtime. I would bail on that crap.

supertux

9/6/19 1:45pm

There are definitely pros and cons to hourly vs salary

KingDave

9/6/19 1:45pm

I also work in a manufacturing environment

shakarocks

9/6/19 3:38pm

When the follow up finally gets posted

9/6/19 2:02pm

Seems like fair treatment, but I don't agree with the need to call in

byuwahoo

9/6/19 2:03pm

What do you do if you wake up sick? Go in anyway?

Hinta

9/6/19 2:05pm

Yeah I could easily get fired because I never know

KingDave

9/6/19 2:07pm

20 times in a year?

cougaman

9/6/19 2:08pm

Absolutely. If you and/or your kids are sick more than 1-2 days/months

KingDave

9/6/19 2:18pm

If you are that late more than 20 times a year to work, you have a punctuality problem.

TCuz

9/6/19 2:39pm

If they are sick a few days in a row, wouldn't you have 24 hours notice for

cougaman

9/6/19 3:27pm

20 marks before termination seems way too loose

newbie

9/6/19 2:09pm

1 for each time you're late or leave early and 2 for calling in the morning of.

Kauai

9/6/19 2:26pm

Geez what a terrible thing to get fired for. Totally preventable

Josef K

9/6/19 2:18pm

Yeah when we were at 10 of 20 we had a heart to heart...that was like in May.

Kauai

9/6/19 2:27pm

Yup. Means the job wasn't a good fit and he'd be happier elsewhere.

Skeptical Optimist

9/6/19 2:28pm

He's probably dealing with depression and had less control than an avg person.

9/6/19 2:55pm

We have FMLA and we told him about it over and over but would never take adv

Kauai

9/6/19 3:05pm

Covered six ways to Sunday...

9/6/19 8:22pm

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